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Tellurium tetraazide

Tellurium tetraazide
Names
IUPAC name
Tellurium(IV) tetraazide
Other names
Tellurium tetraazide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/N12Te/c1-5-9-13(10-6-2,11-7-3)12-8-4
    Key: UGNSLJQACMUEMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [N-]=[N+]=N\[Te](\N=[N+]=[N-])(\N=[N+]=[N-])\N=[N+]=[N-]
Properties
Te(N3)4
Molar mass 295.7 g/mol
Appearance Yellow solid
Related compounds
Related compounds
[Te(N3)3][SbF6];
[Me4N][Te(N3)5]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tellurium tetraazide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Te(N3)4. It is a highly sensitive explosive and takes the form of a yellow solid. It has been prepared directly as a precipitate of the reaction between tellurium tetrafluoride and trimethylsilyl azide.[1]

References

  1. ^ Klapötke, Thomas M.; Krumm, Burkhard; Mayer, Peter; Schwab, Ingo (8 December 2003). "Binary Tellurium(IV) Azides: Te(N3)4 and [Te(N3)5]". Angewandte Chemie. 42 (47): 5843–5846. doi:10.1002/anie.200352656. PMID 14673914.