Tetrafluorohydrazine

Tetrafluorohydrazine
IUPAC name

1,1,2,2-tetrafluorohydrazine
Other names

dinitrogen tetrafluoride, perfluorohydrazine, UN 1955
Identifiers
CAS number 10036-47-2
PubChem 24845
ChemSpider 23228 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula N2F4
Molar mass 104.01 g mol−1
Melting point

−164.5 °C, 108.7 K[1]
Boiling point

−73 °C, 200 K[1]
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Tetrafluorohydrazine, N2F4, is a colourless, reactive inorganic gas. It is a fluorinated analog of hydrazine. It is a highly hazardous chemical. In presence of organic materials it explodes.

Tetrafluorohydrazine is manufactured from nitrogen trifluoride using iron or iron(II) fluoride. It is used in some chemical syntheses, as a precursor or a catalyst.

Tetrafluorohydrazine is used as a high-energy liquid oxidizer in some rocket fuel formulas. In 1959 it was considered new for this application.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419. 
  2. ^ Tetrafluorohydrazine at DTIC.mil