lead azide
Also known as lead(II) azide
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- N6Pb
- Molecular weight
- 291 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3-diaza-2-azonia-4lambda2-plumbacyclobuta-1,2-diene azide
- SMILES
- [N-]=[N+]=[N-].N1=[N+]=N[Pb]1
- InChIKey
- ISEQAARZRCDNJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 28.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
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- Lead azide (modified beta) 01.JPG
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Lead(II) azide Pb(N3)2 is an inorganic compound. More so than other azides, it is explosive. It is used in detonators to initiate secondary explosives. In a commercially usable form, it is a white to buff powder.
Preparation and handling