HBT (explosive)

5,5'-Hydrazinebistetrazole HBT is a bistetrazole.

[1] It is an explosive approximately as powerful as HMX or CL-20, but it releases less toxic reaction products when detonated: ammonia and hydrogen cyanide.

When combined with ADN or AN oxidizers, the amount of hydrogen cyanide produced by a deflagration may be reduced.

The compound is thus considered by its advocates to be a more environmentally friendly explosive than traditional nitroamine-based explosives.

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Skeletal formula of a minor tautomer of HBT
Skeletal formula of a minor tautomer of HBT