ABSTRACT
SYNTHESIS OF NEW HIGH-ENERGY/HIGH-DENSITY
HYDROCARBON FUEL SYSTEMS
A.P. Marchand, K. C. V. Ramanaiah, S. Alihodzic,
I. N. N. Namboothiri, E. Z. Dong, B. R. Aavula,
S. B. Lewis, and S. G. Bott
Polycarbocyclic \cage" hydrocarbons comprise a class of new high-
energy/high-density fuels that are of interest for volume-limited military
applications. Several new candidate fuel systems have been targeted, and
syntheses of representative compounds have been devised and executed.