Safety Statements: A poison. Can explode spontaneously. The solid, liquid and vapor are shock-sensitive explosives. Concentrated solutions in organic solvents may explode. Moderate fire hazard in the form of vapor by chemical reaction. A powerful oxidant. Moderately explosive when exposed to heat. The liquid explodes on contact with arsenic, sodium, silver foil, or phosphorus. Incompatible with Sb, ethyl ether, Ag, metals. When heated to decomposition it emits highly toxic fumes of Br− and explodes. See also AZIDES.
