hydrazoic acid

noun

1. a colorless, very explosive, poisonous liquid, HN 3 , having a penetrating odor and irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes.

hydrazoic acid

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈzəʊɪk /

noun

1. a colourless highly explosive liquid. Formula: HN 3 See also azide

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrazoic acid¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

This diazo compound is decomposed by caustic alkalis with the formation of cyanamide and hydrazoic acid, CH4N5�NO3 = N3H + CN�NH2 + HNO3, whilst acetates and carbonates convert it into amidotetrazotic acid, Amidotetrazotic acid yields addition compounds with amines, and by the further action of nitrous acid yields a very explosive derivative, diazotetrazol, CN6.

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Azoimide, or Hydrazoic Acid, N3H, is an acid liquid of disagreeable odour, producing headache if inhaled.

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AZOIMIDE, or Hydrazoic Acid, N3H, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, first isolated in 1890 by Th.

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An improved method of preparation was found in the use of hippuric acid, which reacts with hydrazine hydrate to form hippuryl hydrazine, C6H5CONH�CH2CONH�NH2, and this substance is converted by nitrous acid into diazo-hippuramide, C6H5CONH�CH2�CO�NH�N2�OH, which is hydrolysed by the action of caustic alkalis with the production of salts of hydrazoic acid.

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