Bicyclo-HMX as an Energetic Additive for Composite Propellants

New Mechanistic Insights into the Primary Thermolysis Reactions of 1,3,4,6-Tetranitrooctahydroimidazo-[4,5-d]imidazole (BCHMX) from Predictive Local Coupled Cluster Calculations

“…In order to cope with sensitivity issues, BCHMX was tested as a component of energetic compositions. − The coating polymer matrices were found both to improve thermal stability , and reduce the sensitivity of the compositions. − Apart from this, the PBX compositions of BCHMX with low sensitivity EMs such as NTO and FOX-7 exhibited better performance than their counterparts with RDX and HMX. Thermal stability of these compositions was close to that of a neat BCHMX. , Moreover, Elbeih et al .…”