Dinitrogen trioxide
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IUPAC name
N-oxonitramide[1]
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Other names
Nitrous anhydride, nitrogen sesquioxide
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.013 ![]() |
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UNII | |
UN number | 2421 |
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Properties | |
Chemical formula
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N2O3 |
Molar mass | 76.01 g/mol |
Appearance | deep blue tinted liquid |
Density | 1.447 g/cm3, liquid 1.783 g/cm3 (gas) |
Melting point | −100.7[2] °C (−149.3 °F; 172.5 K) |
Boiling point | 3.5 °C (38.3 °F; 276.6 K)(dissociates[2]) |
very soluble | |
Solubility | soluble in ether |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
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−16.0·10−6 cm3/mol |
Structure | |
planar, Cs | |
Dipole moment
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2.122 D |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C)
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65.3 J/mol K |
Std molar
entropy (S |
314.63 J K−1 mol−1 |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
+91.20 kJ/mol |
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Signal word
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Danger |
H270, H280, H310, H310+H330, H314, H330 | |
P220, P244, P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P320, P321, P322, P361, P363, P370+P376, P403, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, P501 | |
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2 OX |
Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Related nitrogen oxides
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Nitrous oxide Nitric oxide Nitrogen dioxide Dinitrogen tetroxide Dinitrogen pentoxide Nitrogen trioxide |
Related compounds
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Nitrous acid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Infobox references | |
Dinitrogen trioxide is the chemical compound with the formula N2O3. It is one of the simple nitrogen oxides. It forms upon mixing equal parts of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide and cooling the mixture below −21 °C (−6 °F):[4]
- NO + NO2 ⇌ N2O3
Dinitrogen trioxide is only isolable at low temperatures, i.e. in the liquid and solid phases. In liquid and solid states, it has a deep blue color.[2] At higher temperatures the equilibrium favors the constituent gases, with = 193 kPa (25 °C).[5]
This compound is sometimes called "nitrogen trioxide", but this name properly refers to another compound, the (uncharged) nitrate radical NO
3.
Structure and bonding[]
Typically, N–N bonds are similar in length to that in hydrazine (145 pm). Dinitrogen trioxide, however, has an unusually long N–N bond at 186 pm. Some other nitrogen oxides also possess long N–N bonds, including dinitrogen tetroxide (175 pm). The N2O3 molecule is planar and exhibits Cs symmetry. The dimensions displayed below come from microwave spectroscopy of low-temperature, gaseous N2O3:[4]
It is the anhydride of the unstable nitrous acid (HNO2), and produces it when mixed into water. An alternative structure might be anticipated for the true anhydride, i.e. O=N–O–N=O, but this isomer is not observed. If the nitrous acid is not then used up quickly, it decomposes into nitric oxide and nitric acid. Nitrite salts are sometimes produced by adding N2O3 to solutions of bases:
- N2O3 + 2 NaOH → 2 NaNO2 + H2O
Here the oxidation state of one nitrogen is +3.
References[]
- ^ "Dinitrogen trioxide".
- ^ a b c Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
- ^ "Dinitrogen trioxide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1984). Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford: Pergamon Press. pp. 521–22. ISBN 978-0-08-022057-4.
- ^ Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils (ed.), Inorganic Chemistry, translated by Eagleson, Mary; Brewer, William, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, ISBN 0-12-352651-5
External links[]
- Nitrogen oxides
- Acidic oxides
- Acid anhydrides
- Sesquioxides