Nickel hydrazine nitrate

Nickel hydrazine nitrate
Properly made (talcum powder like consistency)
Improperly made (Hard chunks, grains of sand consistency)
Names
Other names
Tris(hydrazine)nickel(II) nitrate
Trihydrazinenickel nitrate
NHN
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/3H4N2.2NO3.Ni/c3*1-2;2*2-1(3)4;/h3*1-2H2;;;/q;;;2*-1;+2
    Key: JUMILXZUBKIILC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Ni+2]([NH2]N)([NH2]N)[NH2]N.N(=O)(=O)[O-].N(=O)(=O)[O-]
Properties
H12N8NiO6
Molar mass 278.839 g·mol−1
Appearance purple solid
Boiling point explode
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity 18.82 J
Friction sensitivity 15.6906 N
Detonation velocity 3,600 m/s @ .8 g/cm3

7,000 m/s @ 1.7 g/cm3

RE factor 1.05 @ 1.7 g/cm3
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
219 °C (426 °F; 492 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Nickel hydrazine nitrate (NHN), (chemical formula: [Ni(N2H4)3](NO3)2 is an energetic material having explosive properties in between that of primary explosive and a secondary explosive. It is a salt of a coordination compound of nickel.