Trinitramide

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] It is made of a nitrogen atom bonded to three nitro groups(-NO₂).

Trinitramide

Structural formula of trinitramide Space-filling model of trinitramide
Names
IUPAC name N,N-Dinitronitramide
Other names Trinitroamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	113282-38-5^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChemSpider	24751851^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30726660
InChI InChI=1S/N4O6/c5-2(6)1(3(7)8)4(9)10^Y Key: LZLKDWBQTGTOQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
SMILES O=N(=O)N(N(=O)=O)N(=O)=O N([N+](=O)[O-])([N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	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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Infobox references

Earlier, there had been speculation whether trinitramide could exist. 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. The density impulse (impulse per volume) of a trinitramide based propellant could be 20 to 30 per cent better than most existing formulations,[4] however the specific impulse (impulse per mass) of formulations with liquid oxygen is higher.[1]

References

1. Rahm Martin (2010). "Experimental Detection of Trinitramide, N(NO2)3". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50 (5): 1145–1148. doi:10.1002/anie.201007047. PMID 21268214.
2. J. A. Montgomery Jr. & H. H. Michels (July 1993). "Structure and stability of trinitramide". Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97 (26): 6774–6775. doi:10.1021/j100128a005.
3. Discovery of New Molecule Could Lead to More Efficient Rocket Fuel, Science Daily, 2010-12-22, accessed 2011-01-03.
4. "New molecule could propel rockets".