Denitration of hydrazinium nitroformate to form hydrazinium dinitromethanide

Thermally unstable hydrazinium dinitromethanide was synthesized by denitration of hydrazinium nitroformate with hydrazine hydrate and fully characterized using IR, Raman and multinuclear (1H, 13C, 15N) NMR spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction as well as thermal, impact and friction stability measurements.