Nitrosylazide

Nitrosylazide
Identifiers
PubChem	18974641
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES [N-]=[N+]=NN=O
InChI InChI=1S/N4O/c1-2-3-4-5 Y Key: LHKVDVFVJMYULK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
Properties
Molecular formula	N4O
Molar mass	72.03 g mol−1
Exact mass	72.007210642 g mol-1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Nitrosylazide is a highly unstable nitrogen oxide, chemical formula N₄O, which can be synthesized via the following reaction at low temperatures:

NaN₃ (in excess) + NOCl → NaCl + N₄O

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

N₄O → N₂O + N₂

References

• Cotton, F. Albert; & Geoffrey Wilkinson. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. 6th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999. ISBN 0471199575 Text located on p. 331.