Nitrosylsulfuric acid

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Nitrosylsulfuric acid
Nitrosylsulfuric acid
IUPAC name Nitrosylsulfuric acid
Other names Nitrosonium bisulfate
Identifiers
CAS number [7782-78-7]
Properties
Molecular formula HNO5S
Molar mass 127.08 g/mol
Appearance pale yellow crystals
Density 1.612 g/mL in
40% sulfuric acid soln
Melting point

70 °C

Boiling point

decomposes

Solubility in water  ? g/100 ml (?°C)
Hazards
Main hazards oxidizer
Related compounds
Other anions NOCl
Other cations NaHSO4
Related compounds NOBF4
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Nitrosylsulfuric acid is the chemical compound with the formula NOHSO4.

This salt is a source of the NO+ ion, It can also be viewed as the mixed acid anhydride of sulfuric acid and nitrous acid:

HNO2 + H2SO4 → NOHSO4 +H2O

NOHSO4 is useful in organic chemistry to prepare diazonium salts from amines. A typical procedure entails dissolving sodium nitrite in concentrated sulfuric acid in an ice bath.[1][2]

Related NO-delivery reagents include nitrosyl fluoroborate, [NO]BF4, and nitrosyl chloride.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Hodgson, H, H.; Mahadevan, A. P. Ward, E. R. "1,4-Dinitronaphthalene" Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 3, p.341 (1955)(diazodization followed by treatment with nitrite).
  2. ^ Sandin, R. B.; Cairns, T. L. "1,2,3-Triiodo-5-nitrobenzene" Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 2, p.604 (1943); Vol. 19, p.81 (1939). (diazodization followed by treatment with iodide).