Cyanuric triazide

• 2,4,6- triazido -s-triazine
• 2,4,6- triazido -1 ,3,5 -triazine
• TAT

White crystals

1.15 g · cm -3

94 ° C

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Cyanurtriazid is a thermally unstable carbon-nitrogen compound having a nitrogen content of 82.36 %. After his heterocyclic parent it belongs to the group of 1,3,5- triazines, as to the organic azides.

History

A first alleged representation was described in 1907 by finger. However, this production could not be confirmed. The first safe production applies the representation described in 1921 by Ott from cyanuric chloride and sodium azide, which has been protected in some patents.

Representation and extraction

The synthesis of Cyanurtriazid still in use today is the reaction of cyanuric chloride in an aqueous sodium azide solution.

Another proposed variant synthesis by reacting Cyanurtrihydrazid with sodium nitrite in hydrochloric acid solution is less successful.

Properties

Cyanurtriazid forms colorless needle-like crystals which melt at 94 ° C. The compound crystallized in a hexagonal crystal structure. The space group is H63 / m with two molecules in the unit cell. On heating, the compound tends from 170-180 ° C to explosive decomposition. The connection is impact and shock sensitive.

Important explosion indicators are:

• Detonation velocity: 5500 m · s-1 at a density of 1.01 g · cm -3
• Deflagration: 200-205 ° C
• Lead block expansion: 415 g cm-3/10
• Friction sensitivity: 0.1 N

Use

The compound can serve as an effective initiating explosive.