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HBT (explosive)

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HBT
Skeletal formula of a minor tautomer of HBT
Names
IUPAC name N,N'-Bis-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-hydrazine
Other names 1,2-Ditetrazolylhydrazine

5,5'-Hydrazinebistetrazole

BTH
Identifiers
CAS Number
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C2H4N10/c3(1-5-9-10-6-1)4-2-7-11-12-8-2/h(H2,3,5,6,9,10)(H2,4,7,8,11,12)Key: KOVNXYJOKSNDJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • N(Nc1nnn1)c1nnn1
  • N(NC1=NNN=N1)C1=NNN=N1
  • C1(NNC2=NN=NN2)=NN=NN1
Properties
Chemical formula C2H4N10
Molar mass 168.124 g·mol
Density 2.327 g cm
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Chemical compound

HBT is a bistetrazole. It is an explosive approximately as powerful as HMX or CL-20, but it releases less toxic reaction products when detonated: ammonia and hydrogen cyanide. When combined with ADN or AN oxidizers, the amount of HCN produced by a deflagration may be reduced. The compound is thus considered by its advocates to be a more environmentally friendly explosive than traditional nitroamine-based explosives.

References

  1. Thomas M. Klapötke and Carles Miró Sabaté (2008). "Bistetrazoles: Nitrogen-Rich, High-Performing, Insensitive Energetic Compounds". Chem. Mater. 20 (11): 3629–3637. doi:10.1021/cm703657k. S2CID 95448889.

See also

Hydrazines


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