azidoazide azide

English

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

Etymology

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

Noun

azidoazide azide (uncountable)

1. (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

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

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

See also

• 1-diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia