Nitrogen cation

• Formula: N₂⁺
• Molecular weight: 28.0129
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/N2/c1-2/q+1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OCLMUTJUZGFVFC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 13966-04-6
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: N₂⁺ + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • N₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: N₂⁺ + Ar = (N₂⁺ • Ar)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 7Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 8Ar)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 8Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 9Ar)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 2N₂)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 2Ar)

( • 10) +  = ( • 11)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 10N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 11N₂)

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 9N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 10N₂)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 2N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 3N₂)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 3N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 4N₂)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 4N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 5N₂)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 5N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 6N₂)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 6N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 7N₂)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 7N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 8N₂)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 8N₂) + N₂ = (N₂⁺ • 9N₂)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 2Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 3Ar)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 3Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 4Ar)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 4Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 5Ar)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 5Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 6Ar)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (N₂⁺ • 6Ar) + Ar = (N₂⁺ • 7Ar)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: N₂⁺ + He = (N₂⁺ • He)

References

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Hiraoka and Nakajima, 1988
Hiraoka, K.; Nakajima, G., A Determination of the Stabilities of N2+(N2)n and O2+(N2)n with n = 1 - 11 from Measurements of the Gas - Phase Ion Equilibria, J. Chem. Phys., 1988, 88, 12, 7709, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.454285 . [all data]

Teng and Conway, 1973
Teng, H.H.; Conway, D.C., Ion - Molecule Equilibria in Mixtures of N2 and Ar, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 5, 2316, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1680338 . [all data]

Payzant and Kebarle, 1970
Payzant, J.D.; Kebarle, P., Clustering Equilibrium N2+ + 2N2 = N4+ + N2 and the Bond Dissociation Energy of N4+, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 53, 12, 4723, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1674010 . [all data]

Varney, 1968
Varney, R.N., Equilibrium Constant and Rates for the Reversible Reaction N4+ -> N2+ + N2, Phys. Rev., 1968, 174, 1, 165, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.174.165 . [all data]

Varney, 1959
Varney, R.N., Molecular Ions, J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 31, 5, 1314, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1730590 . [all data]

Kim and Bowers, 1990
Kim, H.S.; Bowers, M.T., Energetics, Structure and Photodissociation Dynamics of the Cluster Ar.N2+, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 2, 1158, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.459179 . [all data]

Hiraoka, Mori, et al., 1992
Hiraoka, K.; Mori, T.; Yamabe, S., Gas-Phase Solvation of N2+ with Ar Atoms - A Charge Switch in the Reaction N2+(Ar)...Ar+(N2), Chem. Phys. Lett., 1992, 189, 1, 7, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(92)85144-Y . [all data]

Linn, Ono, et al., 1981
Linn, S.H.; Ono, Y.; Ng, C.Y., Molecular Beam Photoionization Study of CO, N2, and NO Dimers and Clusters, J. Chem. Phys., 1981, 74, 6, 3342, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.441486 . [all data]

Bieske, Soliva, et al., 1990
Bieske, E.J.; Soliva, A.; Welker, M.A.; Maier, J.P., The B<---X Electronic Spectrum of N2+ He, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 6, 4477, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.458732 . [all data]

Miller, Tennyson, et al., 1988
Miller, S.; Tennyson, J.; Follmeg, B.; Rosmus, P.; Werner, H., Ab initio Investigation of the Bond Rovibrational States in the Electronic Ground State of HeN2+, J. Chem. Phys., 1988, 89, 4, 2178, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.455062 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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