Phosphorus mononitride

Phosphorus nitride
Names
	IUPAC name Azanylidynephosphane
	Other names Phosphorus nitride
Identifiers
CAS Number	17739-47-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	117441;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9066255 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/NP/c1-2 Key: AOPJVJYWEDDOBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES N#P;
Properties
Chemical formula	PN
Molar mass	44.981 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Phosphorus mononitride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula PN. Containing only phosphorus and nitrogen, this material is classified as a binary nitride.

It is the first identified phosphorus compound in the interstellar medium.^[1]

It is an important molecule in interstellar medium and the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn.^[2]

References[]

^ Turner, B. E.; John Bally (1987), "Detection of interstellar PN – The first identified phosphorus compound in the interstellar medium", Astrophysical Journal Letters, 321 (1): L75–L79, Bibcode:1987ApJ...321L..75T, doi:10.1086/185009
^ Viana, Rommel B.; Priscila S. S. Pereira (2009), "A quantum chemical study on the formation of phosphorus mononitride", Chemical Physics, 363 (1–3): 49–58, Bibcode:2009CP....363...49V, doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2009.07.008

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[1] Turner, B. E.; John Bally (1987), "Detection of interstellar PN – The first identified phosphorus compound in the interstellar medium", Astrophysical Journal Letters, 321 (1): L75–L79, Bibcode:1987ApJ...321L..75T, doi:10.1086/185009

[2] Viana, Rommel B.; Priscila S. S. Pereira (2009), "A quantum chemical study on the formation of phosphorus mononitride", Chemical Physics, 363 (1–3): 49–58, Bibcode:2009CP....363...49V, doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2009.07.008

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