Nitrosylazide

Nitrosylazide
Identifiers
	PubChem	18974641
	Jmol-3D images	{{#if:[N-]=[N+]=NN=O|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
Except where noted otherwise, 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:

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

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.