Patent ID: 8425702

Claim:
A precursor composition of an explosive composition comprising: at least one ionic liquid and at least one energetic material, wherein the at least one ionic liquid comprises at least one cation and at least one anion, wherein the at least one cation comprises at least one ion selected from the group consisting of ammonium, guanidinium, aminoguanidinium, diaminoguanidinium, triaminoguanidinium, hydroxylammonium, hydrazinium, urea, guanylurea, guanizinium, triazanium, triazenium, alkyl ammonium, dialkyl ammonium, trialkyl ammonium, triazolium, 1,2,4-triazolium, aminotriazolium, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazolium, 4-amino-1,2,4-triazolium, 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazolium, tetrazolium, diaminotetrazolium, imidazolium, alkyl imidazolium, morpholinium, pyridinium, a quaternary ammonium compound, and a quaternary phosphonium compound and the at least one anion comprises at least one ion selected from the group consisting of hexafluoroglutarate, trifluoroacetate, acetate, lactate, gluconate, formate, tetrazolate, aminotetrazolate, 5-aminotetrazolate, oxalate, succinate, tetrafluorosuccinate, glycolate, L-tartrate, DL-tartrate, DL-malate, maleate, malonate, nitrilotriacetate, mucobromate, tetrafluoroborate, alkylsulfate, alkylphosphate, bis-trifluorosulfonimide, triflate, tosylate, hexafluorophosphate, and a boron-containing compound.