Tetranitrogen

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As reported in the January 18, 2002 Edition of Science at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Fulvio Cacace and his colleagues created a novel form of nitrogen known as tetranitrogen (N₄). It is an unstable polynitrogen molecule that may be useful in such applications as propellants and explosives due to its ability to release a lot of energy when it breaks apart.

See also

• Tetraoxygen
• Nitrogen

References

• F. Cacace, G. de Petris, A. Troiani. Experimental Detection of Tetranitrogen. Science 2002, 295, 480-481.

External links

• A new molecule and a new signature

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