hydrazinium
Sign in to saveAlso known as hydrazinium(1+), H2NNH3(+), N2H5(+), diazanium
Hydrazinium is the cation with the formula . This cation has a methylamine-like structure (). It can be derived from hydrazine by protonation (treatment with a strong acid). Hydrazinium is a weak acid with pKa = 8.1.
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- 33.045
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- canonical SMILES
- [NH3+]N
- conjugate base
- hydrazine
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- Hydrazinium
- chemical formula
- H₅N₂⁺
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Hydrazinium is the cation with the formula . This cation has a methylamine-like structure (). It can be derived from hydrazine by protonation (treatment with a strong acid). Hydrazinium is a weak acid with pKa = 8.1.
Salts of hydrazinium are common reagents in chemistry and are often used in certain industrial processes. Notable examples are hydrazinium hydrogensulfate, or , and hydrazinium azide, or . In the common names of such salts, the cation is often called "hydrazine", as in "hydrazine sulfate" for hydrazinium hydrogensulfate.
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