Hypergolic hydrocarbon fuel

A hypergolic fuel composition system comprising a first standalone oxidizer composition having an oxidizer selected from the group consisting of N2O4, NO, HNO3, and a combination thereof;

• and a second standalone fuel composition having an optional conventional fuel, and a compound of formula (I):
• wherein R1-R8 are each independently H, —NR9R10, —OR11, —NH(C═O)—R12, —O(C═O)—R13, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —(C═O)R14, —COOR15, halogen, C1-C8 straight or branched alkyl, C1-C8 straight or branched alkenyl, C1-C8 straight or branched alkynyl, or C3-C8 cycloalkyl, and wherein R1 and R2 can form an exocyclic double bond═X, wherein═X is ═CR16R17, ═NR18, or ═O;
• and R9-R18 are each independently H, C1-C8 straight or branched alkyl, wherein the hypergolic fuel composition system provides an ignition delay of 1 ms-100 ms when the second standalone fuel composition is treated with the first standalone oxidizer composition to generate a spontaneously ignition.