azide

Also known as azides

thumb|The azide anion

Research

28,120 papers

Azide-Modified Nucleosides as Versatile Tools for Bioorthogonal Labeling and Functionalization.Chemical record (New York, N.Y.) · 2022
Azide rearrangements in electron-deficient systems.Chemical Society reviews · 2006
Metabolic activation of the mutagen azide in biological systems.Mutation research · 1988
Azide-Terminated RAFT Polymers for Biological Applications.Current protocols in chemical biology · 2020
Photoactivatable Fluorogenic Azide-Alkyne Click Reaction: A Dual-Activation Fluorescent Probe.Chemistry, an Asian journal · 2022

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Commons category: Azides
SMARTS notation: [$([$(*-[NX2-]-[NX2+]#[NX1]),$(*-[NX2]=[NX2+]=[NX1-])]),$([$([NX1-]=[NX2+]=[NX1-]),$([NX1]#[NX2+]-[NX1-2])])]

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15 sections

Contents

Preparation
Bonding
Reactions
Redox behaviour and trend to disproportionation
Destruction by oxidation by nitrite
Applications
Primary explosives and propellants
Microbial inhibitor and undesirable side effects
Purification of molten sodium
Click chemistry
Other uses
Safety
See also
References
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thumb|The azide anion

In chemistry, azide (, ) is a linear, polyatomic anion with the formula and structure . It is the conjugate base of hydrazoic acid . Organic azides are organic compounds with the formula , containing the azide functional group. The dominant application of azides is as a propellant in air bags.