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Linkage Scrambling in Branched Chain Polymercury Compounds: Nitrides from the Mercury‐Mediated Disproportionation of N 2 O 3
Author(s) -
Rosadiuk Kristopher A.,
Stein Robin S.,
Bohle D. Scott
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201701191
Subject(s) - chemistry , disproportionation , mercury (programming language) , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , nitride , cyclic voltammetry , reactivity (psychology) , metal , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , electrochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , electrode , nuclear magnetic resonance , layer (electronics) , pathology , computer science , programming language
A novel nitride‐polymercury nitrate, Hg 4 N(NO 3 ) 3 , 1 , crystallizes spontaneously from the room temperature reaction of mercury metal and solvent‐stabilized N 2 O 3 . In addition to an unusual synthesis, composition, and structure, this compound is rare among metal nitrates for its lack of reactivity with water. Analysis by IR, single and powder X‐ray crystallography, XPS, NMR, DSC, and cyclic voltammetry demonstrates its unique composition and places it at the nitrogen‐rich end of the range of [X(Hg 4 )](NO 3 ) 3 , X = O, OH, or N, polymercurys.