Solid‐State Structure of Bromine Azide

2012/01/16 by Benjamin Lyhs, Dieter Bläser, Christoph Wölper +2 · 1 citation
Chemistry · #Inorganic Chemistry and Materials #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis #Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics

paper · doi:10.1002/anie.201108092

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Abstract

A new twist: The single-crystal structural analysis of BrN3 is described. In contrast to IN3, which forms chains, BrN3 forms a helical structure in the solid state (see picture). Such a structural feature has not been previously observed in covalent p-block azide chemistry.

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