Dinitrogen trioxide
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| IUPAC name
N-Oxonitramide[1]
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.013 |
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 2421 |
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula
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N2O3 |
| Molar mass | 76.011 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Deep blue liquid |
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| Melting point | −100.7[2] °C (−149.3 °F; 172.5 K) |
| Boiling point | 3.5 °C (38.3 °F; 276.6 K) (dissociates[2]) |
Solubility in water
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reacts to form nitrous acid |
| Solubility | soluble in ether |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
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−16.0·10−6 cm3/mol |
| Structure | |
Molecular shape
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planar, Cs |
Dipole moment
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2.122 D |
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Heat capacity (C)
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65.3 J/(mol·K) |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
314.63 J/(mol·K) |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
91.20 kJ/mol |
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Danger |
Hazard statements
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H270, H310+H330, H314 |
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P220, P244, P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P320, P321, P361, P363, P370+P376, P403, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501 |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | 
4
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2 OX |
| Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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Dinitrogen trioxide (also known as nitrous anhydride) is the inorganic compound with the formula N2O3. It is a nitrogen oxide. It forms upon mixing equal parts of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide and cooling the mixture below −21°C (−6°F):[4]
- •
NO + •
NO
2 ⇌ N
2O
3
Dinitrogen trioxide is only isolable at low temperatures (i.e., in the liquid and solid phases). In liquid and solid states, it has a deep blue color.[2] At higher temperatures the equilibrium favors the constituent gases, with KD = 193 kPa (25°C).[5]
This compound is sometimes called "nitrogen trioxide", but this name properly refers to another compound, the (uncharged) nitrate radical •NO3.
Structure and bonding
The major isomer of dinitrogen trioxide molecule contains an N–N bond. One of the numerous resonant structures of the molecule of dinitrogen trioxide is O=N−NO2, which can be described as a nitroso group −N=O attached to a nitro group −NO2 by a single bond between the two nitrogen atoms. Similar to nitronium nitrate, this molecule can also co-exist in equilibrium with an ionic gas called nitrosonium nitrite ([NO]+[NO2]–) [6]
Typically, N–N bonds are similar in length to that in hydrazine (145 pm). Dinitrogen trioxide, however, has an unusually long N–N bond at 186 pm. Some other nitrogen oxides also possess long N–N bonds, including dinitrogen tetroxide (175 pm). The N2O3 molecule is planar and exhibits Cs symmetry. The dimensions displayed on the picture below come from microwave spectroscopy of low-temperature, gaseous N2O3:[4]
ON-NO2 is considered as the "anhydride" of the unstable nitrous acid (HNO2), and produces it when mixed with water, although an alternative structure might be anticipated for the true anhydride of nitrous acid (i.e., O=N−O−N=O). That isomer can be produced from the reaction of tetrabutylammonium nitrite and triflic anhydride in dichloromethane solution at −30°C.[7]
References
- ^ "Dinitrogen trioxide".
- ^ a b c Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 444. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
- ^ "Dinitrogen trioxide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1984). Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford: Pergamon Press. pp. 521–22. ISBN 978-0-08-022057-4.
- ^ Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils (ed.), Inorganic Chemistry, translated by Eagleson, Mary; Brewer, William, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, ISBN 0-12-352651-5
- ^ Zakharov, I. I.; Zakharova, O. I. (2009-04-01). "Nitrosonium nitrite isomer of N2O3: Quantum-chemical data". Journal of Structural Chemistry. 50 (2): 212–218. Bibcode:2009JStCh..50..212Z. doi:10.1007/s10947-009-0031-1. ISSN 1573-8779.
- ^ Reddy, G. Sudhakar; Suh, Elijah J.; Corey, E. J. (2022-06-17). "Nitrosyl Triflate and Nitrous Anhydride, Same Mode of Generation, but Very Different Reaction Pathways. Direct Synthesis of 1,2-Oxazetes, Nitroso or Bisoxazo Compounds from Olefins". Organic Letters. 24 (23): 4202–4206. doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01466. ISSN 1523-7052. PMID 35653176.