Tetrafluorohydrazine

Tetrafluorohydrazine or dinitrogen tetrafluoride, N2F4, is a colourless, reactive inorganic gas. It is a fluorinated analog of hydrazine. It is a highly hazardous chemical that explodes in the presence of organic materials.

Tetrafluorohydrazine
Names
IUPAC name
1,1,2,2-tetrafluorohydrazine
Other names
dinitrogen tetrafluoride, perfluorohydrazine, UN 1955
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.091
Properties
N2F4
Molar mass 104.01 g mol−1
Melting point −164.5 °C (−264.1 °F; 108.6 K) [1]
Boiling point −73 °C (−99 °F; 200 K)[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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Infobox references

Tetrafluorohydrazine is manufactured from nitrogen trifluoride using an iron catalyst or iron(II) fluoride. It is used in some chemical syntheses, as a precursor or a catalyst.

Tetrafluorohydrazine was considered for use as a high-energy liquid oxidizer in some never-flown rocket fuel formulas in 1959.[2]

References

  1. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  2. Tetrafluorohydrazine at DTIC.mil archived March 12, 2007
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