Tetrazene
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- For the polycyclic hydrocarbon, see tetracene.
Tetrazene is the hypothetical chemical compound N4H4. The name tetrazene is used in the nomenclature of derivatives of this hypothetical compound, and also as a shortened descriptor for the explosive compound 1(5-tetrazolyl)-4-guanyl tetrazene hydrate.
1(5-tetrazolyl)-4-guanyl tetrazene hydrate, also known as Tetrazene, tetrazine, or tetracene, is an explosive material, used for sensitization of the priming compositions. It is slightly more impact-sensitive than mercury fulminate. When pressed enough, its sensitivity is reduced or destroyed; it also decomposes in boiling water. In contact with fire it readily explodes, producing large amount of black smoke. It is prepared by reacting sodium nitrite with an aminoguanidine salt dissolved in acetic acid at 30-40 °C.
