An organic compound containing both a benzene ring and an azide functional group (-N3), used in organic synthesis and as an explosive compound.
From 'benz-' (benzene) + 'azide' (from 'az-' relating to nitrogen + '-ide' compound suffix). The term emerged in the early 1900s as chemists explored nitrogen-containing derivatives of benzene.
Benzazides are nitrogen-rich compounds that pack a lot of chemical energy—they're sensitive enough to be explosive but controllable enough for chemists to use in 'click chemistry,' a modern technique for building complex molecules efficiently.
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