Dinitrogen dioxide

Dinitrogen dioxide is an inorganic compound having molecular formula N
2
O
2
. The covalent structure could be O=NN=O or other structural isomer. It is a dimer of nitric oxide (NO).

Dinitrogen dioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
1035
UNII
Properties
N2O2
Molar mass 60.012 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

O=NN=O is the most stable isomer. It is the only isomer that has been experimentally produced.[1] In the solid form the molecules have C2v symmetry. O–N distance is 1.15 Å, N–N distance is 2.33 Å. The molecules are planar, in cis form with ∠ONN of 95°.[2]

References

  1. Nguyen, Kiet A.; Gordon, Mark S.; Montgomery, John A. Jr.; Michels, H. Harvey (October 1994). "Structures, Bonding, and Energetics of N2O2 Isomers". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 98 (40): 10072–10078. doi:10.1021/j100091a021.
  2. Park, Jong Keun; Sun, Hosung (1999). "Theoretical Determination of Geometrical Structures of the Nitric Oxide Dimer, (NO)₂". Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (in Korean). 20 (12): 1399–1408. ISSN 0253-2964.
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