Hydrazine nitrate

Hydrazine nitrate
Names
	Other names hydrazinium nitrate
Identifiers
CAS Number	13464-97-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	145949;
PubChem CID	166817;
UNII	B8357Z64IP ;
	InChI InChI=1S/H4N2.HNO3/c1-2;2-1(3)4/h1-2H2;(H,2,3,4) Key: AFEBXVJYLNMAJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES NN.[N+](=O)(O)[O-];
Properties
Molar mass	95.02
Appearance	Clear liquid
Density	1.64 g/cm3
Melting point	72°C
Solubility in water	Soluble in water
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Hydrazine nitrate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula N
2H
4 · HNO
3. It has usage in liquid explosives as an oxidizer. It exists in two crystalline forms, stable α-type and unstable β-type. The former is usually used in explosives. Its solubility is small in alcohols but large in water and hydrazine. It has strong hygroscopicity, only slightly lower than ammonium nitrate.^[1]

Hydrazine nitrate has a good thermal stability. Its weight loss rate at 100 °C is slower than that of ammonium nitrate. Its explosion point is 307 °C (50% detonation) and explosion heat is about 3.829 MJ/kg. Because it has no carbon elements, the detonation products are not solid and their average molecular weight is small.^[1]

Production

Hydrazine nitrate is produced by the reaction of hydrazine and nitric acid:^[2]

N₂H₄ + HNO₃ → N₂H₅NO₃

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Liu, Jiping (2015). Liquid Explosives. Springer. p. 6. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-45847-1. ISBN 9783662458464.
↑ D. G. Karraker (1981). Cu(II) - Catalyzed Hydrazine Reduction of Ferric Nitrate (PDF) (Technical report). United States Department of Energy. doi:10.2172/5658572.

Hydrazine nitrate

Topic: Chemistry

Production

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