Nitramine oxetanes and polyethers formed therefrom
AssigneeMorton Thiokol, Inc.
InventorsGerald E. Manser, Richard W. Fletcher
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Abstract
Nitramine oxetanes, specifically 3-methyl nitraminomethyl-3-methyl oxetane and 3,3-Bis (methyl nitraminomethyl) oxetane are synthesized. Polyethers are formed incorporating the nitramine oxetanes, which polyethers are curable with isocyanates to form elastomers suitable for use as binders in propellants or the like.
Claims8
A nitramine oxetane having the formula:
- ##STR9## wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the formula (CH.sub.2).sub.4 --N(NO).sub.2 --A, wherein n is at least 1 and A is --H or an alkyl group, and R.sup.2 is (CH.sub.2).sub.n --Y wherein Y is ##STR10##
A polyether having mer units derived from cyclic ethers having the general formula:
- ##STR11## wherein C.sub.p represents saturated ring carbons and p is between 2 and 4, from about 10 molar percent to 100 percent of the mer units being derived from a nitramine oxetane having the formula:
- ##STR12## wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the formula (CH.sub.2).sub.n --N(NO).sub.2 --A, wherein n is at least 1 and A is --H or an alkyl group, and R.sup.2 is (CH.sub.2).sub.n --Y wherein Y is ##STR13##
A elastomer comprising a polyether having mer units derived from cyclic ethers, having the general formula:
- ##STR14## wherein C.sub.p represents saturated ring carbons and p is between 2 and 4, from about 10 molar percent to 100 percent of the mer units being derived from a nitramine oxetane having the formula:
- ##STR15## wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the formula (CH.sub.2).sub.n --N(NO).sub.2 --A, wherein n is at least 1 and A is --H or an alkyl group, and R.sup.2 is (CH.sub.2).sub.n --Y wherein Y is --H, alkyl, ##STR16## an isocyanate having a functionality of 2 or greater curing said polyether.
A propellant composition comprising between about 70 and about 90 wt. % solids, including fuel material particulates and/or oxidizer particulates, balance consisting essentially of a binder system comprising an elastomer and optionally a plasticizer with a plasticizer to elastomer ratio of up to about 2.5:1, said elastomer elastomer comprising a polyether having mer units derived from cyclic ethers, having the general formula:
- ##STR17## wherein C.sub.p represents saturated ring carbons and p is between 2 and 4, from about 10 molar percent to 100 percent of the mer units being derived from a nitramine oxetane having the formula:
- ##STR18## wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the formula (CH.sub.2).sub.n --N(NO).sub.2 --A, wherein n is at least 1 and A is --H or an alkyl group, and R.sup.2 is (CH.sub.2).sub.n --Y wherein Y is --H, alkyl, ##STR19## an isocyanate having a functionality of 2 or greater curing said polyether.
A method of synthesizing a nitramine oxetane comprising providing an oxetane having the general formula:
- ##STR20## wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the formula (CH.sub.2).sub.n --N(NO).sub.2 --A, wherein n is at least 1 and A is --H or an alkyl group, and R.sup.2 is (CH.sub.2).sub.n --Y wherein Y is --H, alkyl, ##STR21## providing a nitramine salt having the general formula:
- M(N(NO.sub.2)A).sub.z (z=1-3) wherein M is a cation and A is --H or an alkyl group, and
- reacting said oxetane and said nitramine salt to produce the corresponding nitramine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.