- Ammonium dinitramide
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H = 4 | N = 4 | O = 4
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REFactor =Ammonium dinitramide ADN (sometimes ADM) is an ionic salt that decomposes under heat to leave only nitrogen, oxygen, and water. The ions are the ammonium ion NH4+ and the dinitramine N(NO2)2-. It was originally invented by the
Soviet Russia ns, but remained classified until it was rediscovered in theUnited State s in the 80s.It makes an excellentsolid rocket oxidizer with a slightly higher specific impulse thanAmmonium perchlorate and more importantly, does not leavehydrogen chloride fumes. The salt is prone to detonation under high temperatures and shock more so than theperchlorate . 1 Synthesis can be carried out withammonium nitrate ,nitric acid , and super concentratedsulfuric acid , to whick a nonammonical base must be added before the acid dintramide decomposes. The final product comes by fractional crystallization. Currently the chemical is very expensive but mass production should reduce the cost.ources
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*cite journal
journal = Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
volume = 29
issue = 3
pages = 178 - 187
year = 2004
title = An Overview on the Synthetic Routes and Properties of Ammonium Dinitramide (ADN) and other Dinitramide Salts
author = Subbiah Venkatachalam, Gopalakrishnan Santhosh, Kovoor Ninan Ninan
doi = 10.1002/prep.200400043
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