Thermal decomposition of guanidinium perchlorate has been studied by thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis, mass spectrometry and X‐ray diffractometry. The title compound undergoes crystallographic phase transformation at 180°C before melting at 255°C. It decomposes exothermally into gaseous products in the temperature range 275°C–325°C. The mass spectral results suggest that the compound undergoes thermal decomposition into neutral particles which are then vapourized, ionized and oxidized. The fragment cyanamide is found to undergo trimerization to give melamine. Copyright © 1983 Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

M. Ramakrishna Udupa

Explosives

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Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Thermal decomposition of tetraethylammonium perchlorate has been studied by thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis and mass spectrometry. The title compound undergoes crystallographic transformation at 98°C and explodes at 298°C. The heat of phase transformation is calculated to be 2.5 kcal/mol. The mass spectral data suggest that the salt undergoes thermal decomposition into neutral particles which are then vapourized and ionized as well as oxidized. Copyright © 1982 Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

Thermal Decomposition of Tetraethylammonium Perchlorate

Morpholine is a base of moderate strength, comparable with that of ammonia, and capable of forming -onium-type salts. Extensive studies [1,2] have been made on the thermal stability of ammonium perchlorate because of its technological use as an oxidant in solid state rocket propellants. The preparation, characterization and thermal behaviour of morpholinium perchlorate are reported in this note. The study was followed by XRD, IR, TG, DTA and mass spectral techniques. © 1980.

Journal	Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
ISSN	07213115
Open Access	No