Nitrogen dioxide

• Formula: NO₂
• Molecular weight: 46.0055
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/NO2/c2-1-3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JCXJVPUVTGWSNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 10102-44-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Nitrogen oxide; Nitrito; Nitro; Nitrogen peroxide; Azote; Rcra waste number P078; Stickstoffdioxid; Stikstofdioxyde; Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (NO₂^- • 4294967295NO₂) + NO₂ = NO₂^-

0.76 + 0.62 +  =  + 

By formula: 0.76NO₂ + 0.62N₂O₄ + CH₃NO₃ = N₂O₅ + CH₃NO₂

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: CH₃NO₂ + HNO₃ = 2NO₂ + CH₄O

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (NO₂^- • 4294967295NO₂) + NO₂ = NO₂^-

References

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Thorpe, 1880
Thorpe, T.E., On the Relation Between the Molecular Weights of Substances and their Specific Gravities in the Liquid State, J. Chem. Soc., 1880, 37, 141. [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Davidson, Fehsenfeld, et al., 1977
Davidson, J.A.; Fehsenfeld, F.C.; Howard, C.J., The heats of formation of NO₃- and NO₃- association complexes with HNO₃ and HBr, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1977, 9, 17. [all data]

Smith, Lee, et al., 1979
Smith, G.P.; Lee, L.C.; Moseley, J.T., Photodissociation and photodetachment of molecular negative ions. VIII. Nitrogen oxides and hydrates,3500-8250 Å, J. Chem. Phys., 1979, 71, 4034. [all data]

Smith, Lee, et al., 1978
Smith, G.P.; Lee, L.C.; Cosby, P.C.; Peterson, J.R.; Moseley, J.T., Photodissociation and photodetachment of molecular negative ions. V. Atmospheric ions from 7000 to 8400 A), J. Chem. Phys., 1978, 68, 3818. [all data]

Ray and Ogg, 1959
Ray, J.D.; Ogg, R.A., Jr., The heat of formation of methyl nitrate, J. Phys. Chem., 1959, 63, 1522-1523. [all data]

Silverwood and Thomas, 1967
Silverwood, R.; Thomas, J.H., Reaction between methanol and nitrogen dioxide. Part 1.-Low-temperature reaction and the thermodynamic constants of methyl nitrite, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1967, 63, 2476-2479. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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