azidoazide azide

English edit

C₂N₁₄
(5-azido-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)carbonimidic diazide

Etymology edit

azido- +‎ azide +‎ azide. Coined by blogger Derek Lowe as a joke when referring to "1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole"

Noun edit

azidoazide azide (uncountable)

(informal, organic chemistry) A very hazardous explosive inorganic heterocyclic molecule, namely 1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole
- 2016 January 20, Bec Crew, “WATCH: 5 of The World's Most Dangerous Chemicals”, in Science Alert:
  Next up, we have the most explosive compound ever produced, the extremely fun to say azidoazide azide.
- 2016 September 28, Marlese Lessing, “Weird Wednesdays: The world's most volatile substance”, in UConn Daily Campus:
  Azidoazide azide, known by its chemical formula C₂N₁₄ or as N-amino azidotetrazole, was created by the US Army and a team of German scientists in 2010.
- 2017 April 3, Orla Sherwood, “Do Not Try This At Home”, in University Observer:
  Azidoazide azide is a member of this group and is composed predominantly of nitrogen atoms.

Usage notes edit

This term is not a real chemical name. The blogger Derek Lowe made up this term as a joke when referring to "1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole". The joke name azidoazide azide has, however, been used since then, sometimes jokingly in imitation of Lowe, and sometimes apparently without realization of the joke origins of the name.

Synonyms edit

AA (abbreviation)
1-Diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole
(5-azido-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)carbonimidic diazide