Silver hyponitrite
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Silver(I) hyponitrite,
Argentous hyponitrite
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| Properties | |
| Ag2N2O2 | |
| Molar mass | 275.75 |
| Appearance | bright canary yellow solid[1] |
| Density | 5.75 g/cm3 (at 30 °C) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Silver hyponitrite is an ionic compound with formula Ag2N2O2 or (Ag+
)2[ON=NO]2−, containing monovalent silver cations and hyponitrite anions. It is a bright yellow solid practically insoluble in water and most organic solvents, including DMF and DMSO.[1][2][3]
Preparation
[edit | edit source]The compound was described in 1848.[4]
The salt can be precipitated from a solution of sodium hyponitrite in water by the addition of silver nitrate:[2]
- Na
2N
2O
2 + 2 AgNO
3 → Ag
2N
2O
2 + 2 NaNO
3
Excess silver nitrate yields a brown or black precipitate.[1][2]
Silver hyponitrite can also be prepared by reacting silver nitrate with sodium amalgam.[5]
Properties and reactions
[edit | edit source]Silver hyponitrite is sparingly soluble in concentrated alkali hyponitrite solutions, but quite soluble in aqueous ammonia due to the formation of the complex cation [(NH
3)2Ag]+.[6] The compound is slowly decomposed by light.[5]
The anhydrous compound decomposes in vacuum at 158 °C. The primary decomposition products are silver(I) oxide Ag
2O and nitrous oxide N
2O. However, these then react to form a variable mixture of nitrogen, metallic silver, and various oxides of the two elements and silver salts.[1]
Hyponitrous acid
[edit | edit source]Reaction of silver hyponitrite with anhydrous hydrogen chloride in ether is the standard way to prepare hyponitrous acid:
- Ag
2N
2O
2 + 2 HCl → H
2N
2O
2 + 2 AgCl
Spectroscopic data indicate a trans configuration for the resulting acid.[7]
Alkyl halides
[edit | edit source]Silver hyponitrite reacts with alkyl halides, to form alkyl hyponitrites. For example, reaction with methyl bromide yields the spontaneously explosive dimethyl hyponitrite:[2]
- 2 CH
3Br + Ag
2N
2O
2 → H
3C-O-N=N-O-CH
3 + 2 AgBr
Other alkyl hyponitrites reported in the literature include those of ethyl,[8] benzyl,[9][10][11] and tert-butyl.[12][13][14]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Trambaklal Mohanlal Oza, Rajnikant Hariprasad Thaker (1955), "The Thermal Decomposition of Silver Hyponitrite". Journal of the American Chemical society, volume 77, issue 19, pages 4976–4980. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d G. David Mendenhall (1974), "Convenient synthesis of silver hyponitrite". Journal of the American Chemical society, volume 96, issue 15, page 5000. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- ^ (1848), "On the formation of hyponitrite of silver". Philosophical Magazine Series 3, XIII. Intelligence and miscellaneous articles, volume 33 (1848), issue 219, page 75. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Masatsugu Sekiguchi, Michio Kobayashi, Hiroshi Minato (1974), "Reactions between Acyl Halides and Silver Hyponitrite". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, volume 45, issue 9, pages 2932-2934. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ C.N. Polydoropoulos, Th. Yannakopoulos (1961), "Silver hyponitrite: Solubility product and complexes in aqueous ammonia". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 19, issues 1–2, pages 107–114. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- ^ R. C. Neuman and R. J. Bussey (1970), J. Am. Chem. Soc., volume 92, page 2440.