Trinitramide
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| IUPAC name
N,N-Dinitronitramide
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| Other names
Trinitroamine
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3D model (JSmol)
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| N4O6 | |
| Molar mass | 152.022 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Trinitramide is a compound of nitrogen and oxygen with the molecular formula N(NO2)3. The compound was detected and described in 2010 by researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.[1]
Earlier, there had been speculation[by whom?] whether trinitramide could exist.[need quotation to verify] Theoretical calculations by Montgomery and Michels in 1993 showed that the compound was likely to be stable.[2]
Trinitramide has a potential use as one of the most efficient and least polluting of rocket propellant oxidizers, as it is chlorine-free.[3] 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. Rocket fuel containing trinitramide "could be 20 to 30 percent more efficient in comparison with the best rocket fuels" currently available. "A rule of thumb is that for every ten-percent increase in efficiency for rocket fuel, the payload of the rocket can double."[3]
References
- ^ Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Early View, Dec. 23, 2010
- ^ J. A. Montgomery Jr. and H. H. Michels (July 1993). "Structure and stability of trinitramide". Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97 (26): 6774–6775. doi:10.1021/j100128a005.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b Discovery of New Molecule Could Lead to More Efficient Rocket Fuel, Science Daily, 2010-12-22, accessed 2011-01-03.