Ethyl azide

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| ImageAlt = Skeletal formula of ethyl azide

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| ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model of the ethyl azide molecule

| PIN =Azidoethane

| OtherNames = Ethane, azido-; 1-Azidoethane

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

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| CASNo = 871-31-8

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| PubChem =79118

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| ChemSpiderID = 71449

| SMILES = [N-]=[N+]=N/CC

| InChI = 1/C2H5N3/c1-2-4-5-3/h2H2,1H3

| InChIKey = UCSVJZQSZZAKLD-UHFFFAOYAG

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| StdInChI = 1S/C2H5N3/c1-2-4-5-3/h2H2,1H3

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| Formula = {{chem2|CH3CH2N3}}

| C=2|H=5|N=3

| Appearance = liquid

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| BoilingPt = 50

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|Section3={{Chembox Explosive

| ShockSens = High

| FrictionSens = High

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|Section4={{Chembox Thermochemistry

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| DeltaHf = 266.872

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|Section5={{Chembox Hazards

| MainHazards = Harmful, Explosive

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| OtherCompounds = Hydrazoic acid, Chlorine azide, Methyl azide }}

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Ethyl azide ({{chem2|CH3CH2N3}}) is an explosive compound sensitive to rapid heating, shock or impact. It has exploded when heated to room temperature.{{cite journal | last1 = Campbell | first1 = H. C. | last2 = Rice | first2 = O. K. | title = The Explosion of Ethyl Azide | journal = Journal of the American Chemical Society | year = 1935 | volume = 57 | issue = 6 | pages = 1044–1050 | doi = 10.1021/ja01309a019 }}{{ cite journal | last1 = Rice | first1 = O. K. | last2 = Campbell | first2 = H. C. | title = The Explosion of Ethyl Azide in the Presence of Diethyl Ether | journal = The Journal of Chemical Physics | year = 1939 | volume = 7 | issue = 8 | pages = 700–709 | doi = 10.1063/1.1750516 | bibcode = 1939JChPh...7..700R | doi-access = free }} When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.{{cite journal | last1 = Rice | first1 = O. K. | title = The Role of Heat Conduction in Thermal Gaseous Explosions | journal = The Journal of Chemical Physics | year = 1940 | volume = 8 | issue = 9 | pages = 727–733 | doi = 10.1063/1.1750808 | bibcode = 1940JChPh...8..727R }}{{cite journal | last1 = Costa Cabral | first1 = B. J. | last2 = Costa | first2 = M. L. | last3 = Almoster Ferreira | first3 = M. A. | title = ChemInform Abstract: Molecular Structure and Ionization Energies of Azides: An ab initio Study of Hydrazoic Acid, Methyl Azide and Ethyl Azide | journal = ChemInform | year = 2010 | volume = 24 | issue = 37 | pages = no | doi = 10.1002/chin.199337053 }}

It is irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.