Tetrazene explosive

<p>Tetrazene (1-(5-tetrazolyl)-3-guanyl tetrazene hydrate)  is an <a href="/facts/Explosive_material/sUme5Pp8">explosive material</a> used for sensitization of <a href="/facts/Priming_composition/sUme5Pp8">priming compositions</a>.  It is a derivative of the compound with the <a href="/facts/IUPAC_nomenclature/pepvzNun">IUPAC name</a> <a href="/facts/Tetrazene/HGRvr9g8">tetrazene</a>.
</p><p>Tetrazene is slightly more impact-sensitive than <a href="/facts/Mercury_fulminate/tYFQEUkz">mercury fulminate</a>. When pressed enough, its sensitivity is reduced or destroyed; this is known as dead pressing. It also decomposes in boiling water. In contact with fire, it readily <a href="/facts/Explosion/Utp8Wv9D">explodes</a>, producing large amounts of black <a href="/facts/Smoke/KRJaumoC">smoke</a>. It is prepared by reacting <a href="/facts/Sodium_nitrite/t5p4YpvJ">sodium nitrite</a> with an <a href="/facts/Aminoguanidine/xRuAt4KG">aminoguanidine</a> salt dissolved in <a href="/facts/Acetic_acid/uyBKA2Pd">acetic acid</a> at 30–40 °C.
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Tetrazene explosive