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Offline Enthalpy

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Diasterane
« on: January 13, 2011, 06:24:53 PM »
Hello everybody!

This strained molecule, diasterane, would make an efficient rocket fuel:
http://saposjoint.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=2272&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=20#p28441
http://saposjoint.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=2272&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=20#p28454
http://saposjoint.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=2272&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=20#p28537

But the beast isn't well known. One systematic name is
Tricyclo[3.1.1.12,4]octane
and an acid exists commercially.

So, where can I find more data?
Melting point, boiling point, density...
Heat of formation
Hazards: in hundreds of tons!

How difficult could it be to produce? At 1$/kg (err...) rockets would want thousands of tons of it, but at 1M$ for 100kg it would still find niche uses.

Are aza- variants known? Should they be more difficult, or easier to produce?

Thank you!

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