Nitrogen oxide anion

• Formula: NO₂^-
• Molecular weight: 46.0060
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/HNO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3)/p-1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IOVCWXUNBOPUCH-UHFFFAOYSA-M Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 14797-65-0
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + CH₃NO₂ = (NO₂^- • CH₃NO₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + CH₄O = (NO₂^- • CH₄O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • CO₂)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (NO₂^- • CO₂) + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • 2CO₂)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 2CO₂) + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • 3CO₂)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 3CO₂) + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • 4CO₂)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 4CO₂) + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • 5CO₂)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 5CO₂) + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • 6CO₂)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 6CO₂) + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • 7CO₂)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 7CO₂) + CO₂ = (NO₂^- • 8CO₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₃N = (NO₂^- • C₂H₃N)

 +  = C₂H₄NO₄^-

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₄O₂ = C₂H₄NO₄^-

 +  = C₂H₅N₂O₄^-

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₅NO₂ = C₂H₅N₂O₄^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₅NO₃ = (NO₂^- • C₂H₅NO₃)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (NO₂^- • C₂H₅NO₃) + C₂H₅NO₃ = (NO₂^- • 2C₂H₅NO₃)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 2C₂H₅NO₃) + C₂H₅NO₃ = (NO₂^- • 3C₂H₅NO₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₆OS = (NO₂^- • C₂H₆OS)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₃H₆O = (NO₂^- • C₃H₆O)

 +  = C₃H₆NO₄^-

By formula: NO₂^- + C₃H₆O₂ = C₃H₆NO₄^-

 +  = C₄H₈NO₄^-

By formula: NO₂^- + C₄H₈O₂ = C₄H₈NO₄^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₄H₁₀O = (NO₂^- • C₄H₁₀O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₆H₄FNO₂ = (NO₂^- • C₆H₄FNO₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₆H₄N₂O₄ = (NO₂^- • C₆H₄N₂O₄)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₆H₅NO₂ = (NO₂^- • C₆H₅NO₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₇H₃N₃O₄ = (NO₂^- • C₇H₃N₃O₄)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₇H₄N₂O₂ = (NO₂^- • C₇H₄N₂O₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₇H₄N₂O₂ = (NO₂^- • C₇H₄N₂O₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₇H₇NO₃ = (NO₂^- • C₇H₇NO₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₇H₇NO₃ = (NO₂^- • C₇H₇NO₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + HNO₂ = (NO₂^- • HNO₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + H₂O = (NO₂^- • H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

Free energy of reaction

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (NO₂^- • H₂O) + H₂O = (NO₂^- • 2H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

Free energy of reaction

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 2H₂O) + H₂O = (NO₂^- • 3H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 3H₂O) + H₂O = (NO₂^- • 4H₂O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + H₂O₂ = (NO₂^- • H₂O₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + H₂Se = (NO₂^- • H₂Se)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (NO₂^- • H₂Se) + H₂Se = (NO₂^- • 2H₂Se)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 2H₂Se) + H₂Se = (NO₂^- • 3H₂Se)

( • 4294967295) +  =

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

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + O₂S = (NO₂^- • O₂S)

( • ) +  = ( •  • )

By formula: (NO₂^- • O₂S) + C₂H₅NO₃ = (NO₂^- • C₂H₅NO₃ • O₂S)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (NO₂^- • O₂S) + O₂S = (NO₂^- • 2O₂S)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (NO₂^- • 2O₂S) + O₂S = (NO₂^- • 3O₂S)

References

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Sieck, 1985
Sieck, L.W., Thermochemistry of Solvation of NO₂^- and C₆H₅NO₂^- by Polar Molecules in the Vapor Phase. Comparison with Cl^- and Variation with Ligand Structure., J. Phys. Chem., 1985, 89, 25, 5552, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100271a049 . [all data]

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Grimsrud, Chowdhury, et al., 1986
Grimsrud, E.P.; Chowdhury, S.; Kebarle, P., Gas Phase Reactions of NO₂^- with Nitrobenzenes and Quinones. Electron Transfer, Clusters, and Formation of Phenoxide and Quinoxide Negative Ions. Use of NO₂ as a NICI Reagent Gas., Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1986, 68, 1-2, 57, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(86)87068-9 . [all data]

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Lee, N.; Keesee, R.G.; Castleman, A.W., Jr., The properties of clusters in the gas phase. IV. Complexes of H₂O and HNO_x clustering on NO_x-, J. Chem. Phys., 1980, 72, 1089. [all data]

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Bohringer, H.; Fahey, D.W.; Fehsenfeld, F.C.; Ferguson, E.E., Bond energies of the molecules H₂O, SO₂, H₂O₂, and HCl to various atmospheric negative ions, J. Chem. Phys., 1984, 81, 2805. [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  T	Temperature
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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