5-Amino-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole

The bond lengths in the five-membered ring of the title compound, C₃H₃F₃N₄, (1), are equal within three standard deviations to those in 5-amino-3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole. The amino group in (1) has a trigonal-pyramidal configuration. Molecules of (1) form layers in the ab plane via intermolecular hydrogen bonds of the type N—H...N.

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