HBT (explosive)

HBT (explosive)

Names
IUPAC name N,N'-Bis-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-hydrazine
Other names 1,2-Ditetrazolylhydrazine 5,5'-Hydrazinebistetrazole
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	74999-19-2 Y
ChemSpider	127666 N
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) N Key: KOVNXYJOKSNDJA-UHFFFAOYSA-NTemplate:Stdinchicitecite
Jmol-3D images	Image Image Image
PubChem	144703
SMILES N(Nc1nn[nH]n1)c1nn[nH]n1 N(NC1=NNN=N1)C1=NNN=N1 C1(NNC2=NN=NN2)=NN=NN1
Properties
Molecular formula	C2H4N10
Molar mass	168.12 g·mol−1
Density	2.327 g cm−3
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

HBT is a bistetrazole.^[1] 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 ADM 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

See also

• 1,1'-Azobis-1,2,3-triazole
• G2ZT