Nitroaliphatic difluoroformals

Patent · 01 January 1978

OSTI ID:863209

Peters, Howard M ^[1]

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1. Palo Alto, CA

Nitroaliphatic difluoroformals of the formula RCH.sub.2 OCF.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 R' wherein R = FC(NO.sub.2).sub.2 -- and R' = F.sub.2 C(NO.sub.2)-- or CF.sub.3 --; or R = R' = CF.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 C(NO.sub.2).sub.2 --. The compounds are prepared in accordance with the following reaction: ##STR1## carried out at temperatures of from about 95.degree. C to about 150.degree. C. The compounds are especially useful as energetic plasticizers in explosive compositions.

• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) [*] Notice: portion of term of this patent subsequent to November 25, 1992 has been disclaimed.
• Patent Number(s): US 4120710
• OSTI ID: 863209
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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