The highly sensitive 5-azidotetrazolate anion was oxidized to its corresponding N-oxide by aqueous oxidation in a buffered oxone solution to the azidotetrazolate 2-oxide anion. After acidic extraction and neutralization with ammonia, the ammonium salt was isolated. Several energetic salts of this novel anion were prepared from the ammonium salt, and in all cases were found to be of lower sensit...