The Synthesis of Triaminoguanidinium Azide (TAZ)

Abstract

Triaminoguanidinium azide (TAZ), a potential propellant ingredient, has been prepared and isolated by a nonaqueous cation exchange technique. Prior to this, others who have attempted to prepare and isolate TAZ with various aqueous and partially nonaqueous approaches had encountered difficulty in characterizing it. These latter methods produced off-white unstable solids which were easily oxidized in air to form a myriad of multicolored products. The nonaqueous method described in this report, however, produces a white compound which is apparently more stable in dry air but reactive in moist air. Comparisons are made among the products formed by both the aqueous and nonaqueous methods. Keywords: Gun propellants, Solid rocket propellants, Molecular structure, Hydrolysis, Synthesis chemistry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199160

Entities

People

  • A. J. Bracuti
  • C. Y. Manning

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Chemical Products
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Equations
  • Gun Propellants
  • Hydrazoic Acid
  • Ionization
  • Melting Point
  • Molecular Structure
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Solid Rocket Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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