Recent advances in the synthesis and performance of energetic cyclopropane fuels for spacecraft

Recent advances in the synthesis and performance of energetic cyclopropane fuels for spacecraft Review

Journal

FirePhysChem
ISSN: 2667-1344

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Year: 2026, DOI: 10.1016/j.fpc.2026.04.003

Authors

Menchikov Leonid G. ¹ , Tomilov Yury V. ¹

Affiliations

1	N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 47, Moscow 119991 Russian Federation

This review highlights and analyzes the key achievements and development trends in synthetic liquid, energetic cyclopropane hydrocarbon fuels for spacecraft. These fuels offer the potential to increase the payload capacity of rocket and space systems and can also be used as an energy supplement to conventional fuels. Research trends, hydrocarbon selection criteria, and development prospects for cyclopropane fuels are analyzed. Furthermore, the main methods for synthesizing high-energy cyclopropane fuels and their applicability are systematized, and the challenges encountered during their synthesis are summarized.

Menchikov L.G. , Tomilov Y.V.
Recent advances in the synthesis and performance of energetic cyclopropane fuels for spacecraft
FirePhysChem. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.fpc.2026.04.003 OpenAlex

Submitted:	Jan 25, 2026
Published print:	Apr 17, 2026

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