Chemistry:Arsenic triazide
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| As(N3)3 | |
| Molar mass | 200.98 g/mol |
| Appearance | White solid[1] |
| Density | 2.33 g/cm3[1] |
| Melting point | 37 °C (99 °F; 310 K)[1] |
| Boiling point | 62 °C (144 °F; 335 K)[1] (decomposition) |
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a = 7.33 Å, b = 11.72 Å, c = 6.99 Å α = 90°, β = 107.2°, γ = 90°
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Lattice volume (V)
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572.8 Å3 |
| Tetrahedral (gas phase) | |
| Trigonal pyramidal (gas phase) | |
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Other cations
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Phosphorus triazide Antimony triazide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Arsenic triazide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula As(N3)3. It is a toxic, shock-sensitive, and friction-sensitive white solid that melts at 37 °C and explodes on further heating. Due to its toxicity and sensitivity, it has no commercial uses.[1]
Synthesis and structure
Arsenic triazide was first synthesized by Thomas M. Klapötke in 1995 by the reaction of arsenic trichloride and sodium azide in trichlorofluoromethane at 0 °C:[3]
- AsCl3 + 3 NaN3 → As(N3)3 + 3 NaCl
A purer product was obtained by another synthesis route by Karl O. Christe in 2004 by the reaction of arsenic trifluoride and trimethylsilyl azide.[1]
Both in the gas and solid phase, arsenic triazide adopts a trigonal pyramidal geometry around the arsenic atom with a bond angle of 88.3°; this low bond angle is attributed to the major p-character of the bonding orbitals. The point group is C3, meaning that the azide groups are not equivalent. However, in the solid phase, arsenic triazide attains a coordination number of 7, different from the gas phase, which has a coordination number of 4.[1][2]
Complexes
Related azido arsenic(III) complexes are known, such as the tetraazidoarsenate(III) anion (As(N3)4–), which is found in tetramethylammonium tetraazidoarsenate(III).[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ralf Haiges; Ashwani Vij; Jerry A. Boatz; Stefan Schneider; Thorsten Schroer; Michael Gerken; Karl O. Christe (2004). "First Structural Characterization of Binary AsIII and SbIII Azides" (in en). Chemistry: A European Journal 10 (2): 508–517. doi:10.1002/chem.200305482. PMID 14735519.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zeng Xiaoqing; Wang Weigang; Liu Fengyi; Ge Maofa; Sun Zheng; Wang Dianxun (2006). "Electronic Structure of Binary Phosphoric and Arsenic Triazides" (in en). European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2): 416–421. doi:10.1002/ejic.200500720.
- ↑ Thomas M. Klapötke; Petra Geissler (1995). "Preparation and characterization of the first binary arsenic azide species: As(N3)3 and [As(N3)4][AsF6]" (in en). Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (20): 3365–3366. doi:10.1039/DT9950003365.
- ↑ Konstantin Karaghiosoff; Thomas M. Klapötke; Burkhard Krumm; Heinrich Nöth; Thomas Schütt; Max Suter (2002). "Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of Cationic, Neutral, and Anionic Binary Arsenic and Antimony Azide Species" (in en). Inorganic Chemistry 41 (2): 170–179. doi:10.1021/ic010463l. PMID 11800605.
Salts and covalent derivatives of the azide ion
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| HN3 | He | ||||||||||||||||||
| LiN3 | Be(N3)2 | B(N3)3 | CH3N3, C(N3)4 |
N(N3)3,H2N—N3 | O | FN3 | Ne | ||||||||||||
| NaN3 | Mg(N3)2 | Al(N3)3 | Si(N3)4 | P | SO2(N3)2 | ClN3 | Ar | ||||||||||||
| KN3 | Ca(N3)2 | Sc(N3)3 | Ti(N3)4 | VO(N3)3 | Cr(N3)3, CrO2(N3)2 |
Mn(N3)2 | Fe(N3)3 | Co(N3)2, Co(N3)3 |
Ni(N3)2 | CuN3, Cu(N3)2 |
Zn(N3)2 | Ga(N3)3 | Ge | As | Se(N3)4 | BrN3 | Kr | ||
| RbN3 | Sr(N3)2 | Y | Zr(N3)4 | Nb | Mo | Tc | Ru(N3)63− | Rh(N3)63− | Pd(N3)2 | AgN3 | Cd(N3)2 | In | Sn | Sb | Te | IN3 | Xe(N3)2 | ||
| CsN3 | Ba(N3)2 | Hf | Ta | W | Re | Os | Ir(N3)63− | Pt(N3)62− | Au(N3)4− | Hg2(N3)2, Hg(N3)2 |
TlN3 | Pb(N3)2 | Bi(N3)3 |
Po | At | Rn | |||
| Fr | Ra(N3)2 | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og | |||
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| La | Ce(N3)3, Ce(N3)4 |
Pr | Nd | Pm | Sm | Eu | Gd(N3)3 | Tb | Dy | Ho | Er | Tm | Yb | Lu | |||||
| Ac | Th | Pa | UO2(N3)2 | Np | Pu | Am | Cm | Bk | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | Lr | |||||
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