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| IUPAC name (2E)-2-Tetraazene | |
| Other names 2-Tetrazene | |
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| Properties | |
| H4N4 | |
| Molar mass | 60.060 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colorless |
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Main hazards | Explosive |
| Related compounds | |
Related binaryazanes | Ammonia Hydrazine Triazane |
Related compounds | Diazene Triazene |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Tetrazene is achemical compound with the molecular formulaH2N−N=N−NH2. It is a colorless explosive material. An analogue is theorganosilicon derivative(tms)2N−N=N−N(tms)2 where tms istrimethylsilyl.[1] Isomeric with tetrazene isammonium azide.
Tetrazene explosive, commonly known simply as tetrazene, is used for sensitization ofpriming compositions.
Tetrazene has elevenisomers.[2] The most stable of these is the straight-chain 2-tetrazene (H2N−N=N−NH2), having astandard heat of formation at 301.3 kJ/mol. The eleven isomers can be arranged into three groups: straight-chain tetrazenes, four-membered cyclotetrazane, and three-membered cyclotriazanes. Each straight-chain tetrazene isomer possesses one N=N double bond and twoN−N single bonds.[2]Tautomerizations do occur between the isomers. Theionic compoundammonium azide is also a constitutional isomer of tetrazene.
A variety ofcoordination complexes are known forR2N2−4 (R =methyl,benzyl).[3]
