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'''Trinitramide''' is a compound of [[nitrogen]] and [[oxygen]] with the molecular formula N(NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.  The compound was detected and described in 2010 by researchers at the [[Royal Institute of Technology]] (KTH) in [[Sweden]].<ref> [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201007047/abstract Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Early View,  Dec. 23, 2010]</ref>

Earlier, there had been speculation{{By whom|date=January 2011}} whether trinitramide could exist.{{Request quotation|date=January 2011}}<!-- it is not clear that this assertion is supported by the end-of-paragraph cite of Montgomery and Michels, 1993.  Can we have a short quotation added to the citation, please? --> Theoretical calculations by Montgomery and Michels in 1993 showed that the compound was likely to be stable.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Structure and stability of trinitramide |author=J. A. Montgomery Jr. and H. H. Michels |journal=[[Journal of Physical Chemistry]] |volume= 97 |issue=26 |pages=6774–6775 |date=July 1993 |accessdate=December 22, 2010 |doi=10.1021/j100128a005}}</ref>

Trinitramide has a potential use as one of the most efficient and least polluting of [[Rocket propellant|rocket propellant oxidizers]], as it is [[chlorine]]-free.<ref name=sd20101222> [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101222071831.htm Discovery of New Molecule Could Lead to More Efficient Rocket Fuel], ''[[Science Daily]]'', 2010-12-22, accessed 2011-01-03.</ref>
This is potentially an important development, because the [[Tsiolkovsky rocket equation]] implies that even small improvements in rocket [[delta-v]] can make large improvements in the size of practical rocket launch payloads.
The density impulse (impulse per volume) of a trinitramide based propellant could be 20 to 30 per cent better than most existing formulations <ref>http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/January/07011103.asp</ref>, however the specific impulse (impulse per mass) of formulations with liquid oxygen is higher <ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/anie.201007047/asset/supinfo/anie_201007047_sm_miscellaneous_information.pdf?v=1&s=2b7789919ea7a0858400749fd4a8859942236a1e</ref>.

==References==
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