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Binary Zinc Azides
Author(s) -
Schulz Axel,
Villinger Alexander
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201504524
Subject(s) - hydrazoic acid , zinc , metastability , chemistry , solvent , characterization (materials science) , crystal structure , inorganic chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology
Pure, solvent‐free Zn(N 3 ) 2 was prepared by reaction of diethyl zinc and hydrazoic acid in aprotic solvents. The single‐crystal structure determination, along with the comprehensive characterization of α‐Zn(N 3 ) 2 and two metastable polymorphs, could be achieved for the first time. Since these data disagree in large parts with the known, previously reported values, all previous syntheses of Zn(N 3 ) 2 , and for comparison Zn(N 3 ) 2 ⋅2.5 H 2 O and Zn(OH)N 3 were reinvestigated, indicating that some of the earlier work has to be revised.