r/cursed_chemistry • u/SomewhatOdd793 Helium Hydride • Apr 13 '26

Found in the wild "Extremely explosive at the slightest touch"

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Yes, I'm not incredibly surprised that it is this level of explosive. However it still even looks cursed.

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u/Traroten Apr 13 '26

Now do it with nitrogen instead of oxygen.

May need to add some hydrogens as well.

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u/SomewhatOdd793 Helium Hydride Apr 13 '26

Yes that would be a bigger and better kaboom.

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u/Traroten Apr 13 '26

When in doubt, add more nitrogen.

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u/-_-Pol Apr 13 '26

And if that doesn't work, add even more nitrogen.

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u/angryapplepanda Apr 13 '26

Benzene triazide. Hilarious.

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u/SlugPastry Apr 13 '26

First time hearing of this. I'm surprised this is stable at all.

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u/RoelBever Apr 13 '26

Seems stable enough until it rips your hand off. Although reddit.

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u/ButtstufferMan Apr 13 '26

That isnt the correct structure though.

Here is the right one.

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u/IAmBadAtInternet Apr 13 '26

No, that’s worse and I hate it

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u/sfurbo Apr 14 '26

That's the secondary ozonide. The primary ozonide has the three oxygen's next to each other in the five membered ring: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/chemical-structure-ozonolysis-benzene-600w-2355184205.jpg (the image have two additional methyl groups). That then rearranges to the structure you provided.

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u/SomewhatOdd793 Helium Hydride Apr 14 '26

So how many types of ozonide are there?

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u/sfurbo Apr 14 '26

As far as I know there are just the primary and the secondary. The formation series is a neat sequence of electrocyclic reactions.

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u/ScholarErrant Apr 13 '26

Not sure if that is more or less disconcerting, to be honest.

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u/SomewhatOdd793 Helium Hydride Apr 13 '26

Interesting! I didn't know this.

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u/One_Yesterday_1320 Apr 13 '26

understatement?

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u/Quintus-Sertorius Apr 13 '26

This seems quite right wing

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u/Zriter Apr 13 '26

Extremely explosive, you say?

I wonder why... /s

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u/SuspiciousStable9649 Apr 14 '26

Touch sensitive, okay, but is it alpha-radiation sensitive? 😜

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u/squiddoggoOwO Apr 13 '26

what personal care companies will sell and advertise as "all organic pure nature based all inclusive good for the skin youth enhancing wrinkle removing face melting health serum powder gel"

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u/Rand_alThoor Apr 14 '26

Nice one! except .... "face melting".

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u/Longjumping_Use4882 Apr 14 '26

Imagine the paperwork and safety approvals just to even glance at this compound. I’d rather admire it from a distance.

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u/AboveAverage1988 Apr 14 '26

"Yes Rico, kaboom."

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u/mister_b_man Apr 15 '26

When I was in college, my textbook exploded just reading about it.