Barium azide

Barium azide
Names
	Other names Barium dinitride
Identifiers
CAS Number	18810-58-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	56472 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.038.706
EC Number	242-594-6;
PubChem CID	62728;
UN number	1687
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60908174 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Ba.2N3/c;21-3-2/q+2;2-1 Key: UUXFWHMUNNXFHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES [Ba+2].[N-]=[N+]=[N-].[N-]=[N+]=[N-];
Properties
Chemical formula	Ba(N3)2
Molar mass	221.37 g/mol
Appearance	White crystalline solid
Odor	Odourless
Density	2.936 g/cm3
Melting point	126 °C (259 °F; 399 K)
Boiling point	160 °C (320 °F; 433 K) (initial decomposition) >217 °C (deflagrates); 180 °C (initial decomposition), 225 °C explosion
Solubility in water	11.5 g/100 mL (0 °C) ; 14.98 g/100 mL (15.7 °C) ; 15.36 g/100 mL (20 °C) ; 22.73 g/100 mL (52.1 °C) ; 24.75 g/100 mL (70 °C)
Solubility in ethanol	0.017 g/100 mL (16 °C)
Solubility in acetone	Insoluble
Solubility in ether	Insoluble
Structure
Crystal structure	Monoclinic
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H200, H301, H315, H319, H331, H335
Precautionary statements	P210, P240, P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310
Safety data sheet (SDS)	[1]
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Barium azide is an inorganic azide with the formula Ba(N₃)₂. It is a barium salt of hydrazoic acid. Like all azides, it is explosive. It is less sensitive to mechanical shock than lead azide.

^ Fedoroff, Basil T.; Aaronson, Henry A.; Reese, Earl F.; Sheffield, Oliver E.; Clift, George D.; Dunkle, Cyrus G.; Walter, Hans; McLean, Dan C. (1960). Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items. Vol. 1. US Army Research and Development Command TACOM, ARDEC http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=AD0257189. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link‍]}
^ Tiede, Erich (1916). "Die Zersetzung der Alkali- und Erdalkali-azide im Hochvakuum zur Reindarstellung von Stickstoff". Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. (in German). 49 (2): 1742–1745. doi:10.1002/cber.19160490234.
^ Audrieth, L. F. (1934). "Hydrazoic Acid and Its Inorganic Derivatives". Chem. Rev. 15 (2): 169–224. doi:10.1021/cr60051a002.
^ Cite error: The named reference Energetic Materials Vol.1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Curtius, T.; Rissom, J. (1898). "Neue Untersuchungen über den Stickstoffwasserstoff N₃H". J. Prakt. Chem. (in German). 58 (1): 261–309. doi:10.1002/prac.18980580113.

[Fedoroff-1] Fedoroff, Basil T.; Aaronson, Henry A.; Reese, Earl F.; Sheffield, Oliver E.; Clift, George D.; Dunkle, Cyrus G.; Walter, Hans; McLean, Dan C. (1960). Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items. Vol. 1. US Army Research and Development Command TACOM, ARDEC http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=AD0257189. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link‍]}

[Ber.Dtsch.Chem-2] Tiede, Erich (1916). "Die Zersetzung der Alkali- und Erdalkali-azide im Hochvakuum zur Reindarstellung von Stickstoff". Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. (in German). 49 (2): 1742–1745. doi:10.1002/cber.19160490234.

[Audrieth-3] Audrieth, L. F. (1934). "Hydrazoic Acid and Its Inorganic Derivatives". Chem. Rev. 15 (2): 169–224. doi:10.1021/cr60051a002.

[Energetic_Materials_Vol.1-4] Cite error: The named reference Energetic Materials Vol.1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Curtiusandrissom-5] Curtius, T.; Rissom, J. (1898). "Neue Untersuchungen über den Stickstoffwasserstoff N₃H". J. Prakt. Chem. (in German). 58 (1): 261–309. doi:10.1002/prac.18980580113.

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