Development of High Energy Polymers Systems 6th Monthly .../67531/metadc...6th Monthly Status Report E. A. Lawton DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored

UCRL-ID- 126 103

Development of High Energy Polymers Systems -

6th Monthly Status Report

E. A. Lawton

DISCLAIMER

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government, Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof. nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsi- bility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Refer- ence herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise docs not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recom- mendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors e x p r d herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

u J@y 9,1969

This is an informal report intended primarily for internal or limited external distribution. The opinions and conclusions stated are those of the author and may or may not be .those of the Laboratory. Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livemore National Laboratory under Contract W-7405-ENG-48.

D

. .

Portions of this document may be illegible in electronic image products. h a g s are produced from the best avdhble original d0CUUlellt.

' * . . I

?

. - 3 3 3 L o ' . ..

. A D I V I S I O N 0 F . N O R T H A M E R I C A N R O C K W E L L C O R P O R A T I O N ./, . r u / - L . r

0 6 3 3 C A N O d A AVENUE. C A N O G A P A R K , C A L I F O R N I A 9 1 3 0 4 -2

,14 JL& 1969 .* . . IN REPLY REFER TO:

I

69RC7720

Subject : Air Force Contract ~b8635-69-C-0~1' ' Sixth Monthly Contract Status Report. For Period Ending-69 Jun 30

To: Air Force Armament Laboratory AFmL (ADIT) EgLin AFB, Florida 32542

1. AOO3 of DD Form 1423 of subject contract are described i n Enclosure 2.

Data required according t o Section A, Item 4 and Line Item

NORTH AMERICAN ROCKIIJZLL CORPORATION Rocketdyne Division

. %

EAL :MBF :kf g G.O. 07400

-E. A. Lawton Manager Synthetic and Propellant Chemistry Research Division

Enc. (1) TGro copies of Rocketdyne Packing Sheet No. 2-69-32656. (2) !&ro copies of Sixth Monthly Contract Status Report.

cc: Transmittal Letter Only

Headquarters, APGC Directorate bf Procurement

Attn: 3ecIJIKK/I.lr. Fred P. Waters -*'. Q l i n AFB, Florida 32542 ..

AFPR O/Canog,a . Attn: CMRCP-I Attn:. CIIRCK

...

AFCMD/CI~WR I Detachment 20 (Finance Office)

827 Laphm Street El Segundo, Calif. 90245

One additional copy of transmittal l e t t c r t o addressee.

I HANDLE AS UNCMSSmIm ITHEN IT CLOSURES ARE RD4OVED.

.

.. ,

. .

_- * -a

To:

sub, ject : ’

Air Force h a m e n t Laborztory, Eglin AIB, Florida - .

.Air Foece Contract ~08635-69-c-oU1 Sixth Monthly Contract Status Report For Period. Ending 69 Juti 30

page 2 Prom : Rocketdyne, ’ Canoes Park, California 91304 6 9 ~ ~ 7 7 2 0

.. .- . ..

* ’ cc: ’ One copy of , l e t t e r with enclosure

U. S.. Atomic Energy Commission Lawrence Radiation Laboratory P. 0.‘ Box 808 .Livemore, California 94550 . Attn: Dr. John V. Kury (L-404)

Commander U. S. Naval Ileapons Center China Lake, California 93557 Attn: Dr. H. G r y t i n g

Commander U. S. N a v a l Ordnance Laboratory Silver Springs lbrylana 20907 Attn: Dr. 14. J. Kamlet

Commanding Officer Picatinny Arsenal Dover, New Jersey 07801 Attn: Mr . Victor Siele

Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Attn: RPCS Edwards AFB, California 93523

Commanding Officer Naval Ordnance Station Indian Ixead, Maryland 20640 Attn: I&. w.. IvIc6?uistion

c

,

~ .. '< ., ROC- A Division of North American Rock-ell Corporntion &closure (2) canogn Park, California 6913~7720

Page 1 69 J u l 9

SIXTH MONTHLY STATUS REPORT

PEKIOD ZITDING 69 JUN 30

Air Force Contract ~08635-69-C-01-21

Prepared by:

E. A. Lcwton Maneger Synthetic and Propel1.an.t: Ci.le!:iFstr; Research Division

-.-I c--

R0C!KE2DYNEy A Division of Rorth American Roclwell Corporation CZinoGa Park, California 69RC7720

lhclosurc (2)

P q e 2 69 J U ~ g

PERIOD ~ D I I ~ G 69 JUN 30

(C) Tlie major objective of the current program is the preparation of high

energy hydroxyl-terminated polyester prepolTJmers from combinations of

’energetic diols and dicarboxylic acid chlorides.

based on the reactions of 4,k-dinitrogirneloyl chloride (Dl\rPcl) v i t h

The in i t ia l 170rk m s

2 ,, 2,8,,8-tetrani t r o -4,6 -dioxa-l,,g -nonanediol ( DIIfOi,) and 3( dlinitrofluoro - ethoxy) -lY2-propanediol ( R ~ z - 1 8 ) .

* (C) In an e f fo r t t o develop a smooth and r’apid polyester polymerization method,

reactions betireen DI\IPCl and both DINOL and Rx-18 have been carried out i n

T I P containing pyridine.

an I i C l acceptor,, permitting room temgcrature poljmerizations.

It i ~ i s expected tha t the pjcridine would a c t as

( C ) This vas indeed shown t o be the case.

were dlissolveil i n 5’1s and pp5dinc added rapidly, a very exothermic reaction

In fact , :ken the glycol and D W C 1

took plicc, with copious quantit ies of pyridine hy&ochloride being

precipitoted.

resul ted i n an exothem.

Slow sddi’iion of pyridine t o the reac t ion mixture also

In both cases, brom I?O~YXIC?~:S ucre prodxed and

careful ly and avoid; color forination. 8 i .

. . . .

ROCKIEPDYNE, A Division of North American Rockdell Corporation Enclosure (2)

.Page 3 Canoga Park, California 69xc7720

69 J U ~ g (C) The diacid chloride of 2-r"3-uoro-2,2-dinitroethoxyfw~ric acid has a9parently

been synthesized.

f o r several days followed by a one-hour reflux produced a vliite solid.

vas f i l t e red , vashed with hexane and dr ied i n a vacuum dessicator over KOH.

The powder melted at 104-106".

submitted f o r elemental analyses.

Reactions of the acid vith.thiony1 chloride at 50-60"

It

After it is recrystall ized, it i&U be

Should it prove to be the diacid

chloride, it v i l l be reacted wiCi DlNOL and REX-18.

1