Nitrosylazide

Nitrosylazide

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Identifiers
CAS Number	62316-46-5
ChemSpider	13917998
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
PubChem	18974641
InChI InChI=1S/N4O/c1-2-3-4-5 Y Key: LHKVDVFVJMYULK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES [N-]=[N+]=NN=O
Properties
Chemical formula	NON3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Nitrosylazide is a highly unstable nitrogen oxide, chemical formula N₄O, which can be synthesized via the following reaction of sodium azide and nitrosyl chloride at low temperatures:

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Below −50 °C, nitrosylazide exists as a pale yellow solid. Above this temperature, it decomposes into nitrous oxide and molecular nitrogen:

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References

• Cotton, F. Albert; & Geoffrey Wilkinson. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. 6th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999. ISBN 0-471-19957-5 Text located on p. 331.