Triazane

Not to be confused with triazine or triazene.

Triazane

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Names
Systematic IUPAC name Triazane
Identifiers
CAS Number	14451-01-5
ChemSpider	394177 Y
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
PubChem	446953
InChI InChI=1S/H5N3/c1-3-2/h3H,1-2H2 Key: PYHOFAHZHOBVGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES NNN
Properties
Chemical formula	N 3H 5
Molar mass	47.0598 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Other anions	Triphosphane
Related Binary azanes	ammonia diazane
Related compounds	Diazene Triazene Tetrazene
Infobox references

Triazane (also systematically named 1,1,2,3,3-pentahydrido-1,2,3-triazy-[3]catena), or aminohydrazine is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula NH
₂NHNH
₂ (also written [H
₂NN(H)
₂NH
₂] or [N
₃H
₅]). Triazane is the third simplest acyclic azane (the simplest are ammonia and hydrazine). It can be synthesised from hydrazine but is unstable and cannot be isolated in the free base form, only as salt forms such as triazanium sulfate. Attempts to convert triazanium salts to the free base release only diazene and ammonia. Triazane was first synthesised as a ligand of the silver complex ion: tris(μ²-triazane-κ²N¹,N³)disilver(2+).

Compounds containing the triazane skeleton

Several compounds, containing the triazane skeleton are currently known, one such notable compound is 1-methyl-1-nitrosohydrazine, produced from the solventless reaction of methylhydrazine and an alkyl nitrite:

CN
₂H
₆ + RNO
₂ → CN
₃H
₅O + RHO

1-Methyl-1-nitrosohydrazine is colourless solid, sensitive to impact, but not friction sensitive, and melts at 45°C before decomposing at 121°C. Compared to trinitrotoluene, this compound is more impact sensitive, but less friction sensitive.

External links

• 1-methyl-1-nitrosohydrazine, shows structure of 1-methyl-1-nitrosohydrazine