Azide anion

• Formula: N₃^-
• Molecular weight: 42.0206
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/N3/c1-3-2/q-1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IVRMZWNICZWHMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 14343-69-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Azide, negative ion; Azide; N3
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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

 +  =

By formula: N₃^- + H⁺ = HN₃

 +  = H₂N₃O^-

By formula: N₃^- + H₂O = H₂N₃O^-

=  + 

By formula: CN₄ = N₃^- + CN^-

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

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State:   X

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 87; Jacox, 2003, page 132

Notes

References

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Yang, Kiran, et al., 2004
Yang, X.; Kiran, B.; Wang, X.B.; Wang, L.S.; Mucha, M.; Jungwirth, P., Solvation of the azide anion (N-3(-)) in water clusters and aqueous interfaces: A combined investigation by photoelectron spectroscopy, density functional calculations, and molecular dynamic, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2004, 108, 39, 7820-7826, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0496396 . [all data]

Pellerite, Jackson, et al., 1981
Pellerite, M.J.; Jackson, R.L.; Brauman, J.I., Proton affinity of the gaseous azide Ion. The N-H bond dissociation enegry in HN₃, J. Phys. Chem., 1981, 85, 1624. [all data]

Franklin, Dibeler, et al., 1958
Franklin, J.L.; Dibeler, V.H.; Reese, R.M.; Krauss, M., Ionization and dissociation of hydrazoic acid and methyl azide by electron impact, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1958, 80, 298. [all data]

Okabe and Mele, 1969
Okabe, H.; Mele, A., Photodissociation of NCN₃ in the vacuum-ultraviolet production of CN B²Σ and NCN A³II, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 51, 2100-2106. [all data]

Illenberger, Comita, et al., 1985
Illenberger, E.; Comita, P.; Brauman, J.I.; Fenzlaff, H.-P.; Heni, M.; Heinrich, N.; Koch, W.; Frenking, G., Experimental and theoretical investigation of the azide anion (N₃-) in the gas phase, Ber. Bunsen-Ges. Phys. Chem., 1985, 89, 1026. [all data]

Continetti, Cyr, et al., 1991
Continetti, R.E.; Cyr, D.R.; Metz, R.B.; Neumark, D.M., Fast beam studies of N3 photodissociation, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1991, 182, 5, 406, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(91)90098-T . [all data]

Polak, Gruebele, et al., 1987
Polak, M.; Gruebele, M.; Saykally, R.J., Velocity modulation laser spectroscopy of negative ions. The .nu.3 band of azide anion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 10, 2884, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00244a005 . [all data]

Polak, Gruebele, et al., 1988
Polak, M.; Gruebele, M.; Peng, G.S.; Saykally, R.J., Velocity modulation infrared laser spectroscopy of negative ions: The (011)--(001) band of azide (N-3), J. Chem. Phys., 1988, 89, 1, 110, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.455697 . [all data]

Zhou and Andrews, 2000
Zhou, M.; Andrews, L., Reactions of Laser-Ablated Ga, In, and Tl Atoms with Nitrogen Atoms and Molecules. Infrared Spectra and Density Functional Calculations of GaN, NGaN, NInN, and the M, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104, 8, 1648, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp993429p . [all data]

Tian, Facelli, et al., 1988
Tian, R.; Facelli, J.C.; Michl, J., Vibrational and electronic spectra of matrix-isolated nitrogen trimer radical and azide, J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 14, 4073, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100325a018 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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