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Phosphoryl nitride

Phosphoryl nitride in chemistry is a reactive intermediate with the structure OPN.[1] It is a linear oxygen phosphorus nitrogen molecule with a formal double bond between P and O (phosphoryl) and a triple bond (nitride) between P and N. It can be obtained in argon matrix isolation at 16 K by laser photolysis of phosphoryl triazide, OP(N3)3.[2] OPN and its isomer ONP can interconvert by photoisomerization. Both are valence isoelectronic to N2O.

References

  1. ^ Himmel, H.-J.; Linti, G. (2012). "OPN and SPN: Small Molecules with Great Potential". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51 (23): 5541–5542. doi:10.1002/anie.201201638. PMID 22532508.
  2. ^ Zeng, X.; Beckers, H.; Willner, H. (2011). "Elusive O═P≡N, a Rare Example of Phosphorus σ2λ5-Coordination". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133 (51): 20696–20699. doi:10.1021/ja2091867. PMID 22117167.
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