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(2E)-2-Tetraazene
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Tetrazene is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is a colorless explosive material. An analogue is the organosilicon derivative where tms is trimethylsilyl. Isomeric with tetrazene is ammonium azide.
Chemical data
- Formula
- H4N4
- Molecular weight
- 60.06 g/mol
- SMILES
- NN=NN
- InChIKey
- MAZKAODOCXYDCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.1
- Polar surface area
- 76.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- nitrogen
- Mass
- 60.043596
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- canonical SMILES
- NN=NN
- chemical formula
- H₄N₄
- isomeric SMILES
- N/N=N/N
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Properties
- Organometallic derivatives
- References
Tetrazene is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is a colorless explosive material. An analogue is the organosilicon derivative where tms is trimethylsilyl. Isomeric with tetrazene is ammonium azide.
Tetrazene explosive, commonly known simply as tetrazene, is used for sensitization of priming compositions.
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