Nitramide

Nitramide
  Nitrogen, N
  Hydrogen, H
  Oxygen, O
Names
IUPAC name
Nitramide
Systematic IUPAC name
Nitric amide
Other names
  • Nitroamide
  • Nitramine
  • Nitroamine
  • Nitroammonia
  • Nitroazane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/H2N2O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H2 Y
    Key: SFDJOSRHYKHMOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/H2N2O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H2
    Key: SFDJOSRHYKHMOK-UHFFFAOYAT
  • N[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
H2N−NO2
Molar mass 62.028 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless solid
Density 1.378 g/cm3
Melting point 72 to 75 °C (162 to 167 °F; 345 to 348 K)
Acidity (pKa) 6.5
Related compounds
Related compounds
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

Nitramide or nitroamine is a chemical compound with the molecular formula H2N−NO2. Substituted derivatives R1R2N−NO2 are termed nitramides or nitroamines as well. Organyl derivatives of nitramide, R−NH−NO2 and R2N−NO2, are widely used as explosives: examples include RDX and HMX. It is an isomer of hyponitrous acid. Nitramide can be viewed as a nitrogen analog of nitric acid (HO−NO2), in which the hydroxyl group −OH is replaced with the amino group −NH2.