Hydrazoic Acid

Gary W. Breton

Gary W. Breton

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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Paul J. Kropp

Paul J. Kropp

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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Klaus Banert

Klaus Banert

Chemnitz University of Technolog, Chemnitz, Germany

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First published: 16 September 2013
Citations: 1

Abstract

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 [7782-79-8] HN3 (MW 43.04)

InChI = 1S/HN3/c1-3-2/h1H

InChIKey = JUINSXZKUKVTMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

(adds electrophilically to alkenes, alkynes, and related conjugated systems,1c and nucleophilically to retenes64 and other electron-poor π-systems65, 70 converts carboxylic acids to amines (Schmidt reaction)1 and alcohols to azides;11a,102 cleaves epoxides;17, 94 aminates arenes;19, 113 affords sulfoximines from sulfoxides;21c reacts with a variety of other functional groups1a such as aldehydes83 or diazo compounds70)

Solubility: sol halogenated hydrocarbons, Et2O, C6H6.

Preparative Methods: treatment of Sodium Azide with Sulfuric Acid, Polyphosphoric Acid;1a,2, 3 or Actic acid33; hydrolysis of Azidotrimethylsilane.4, 34

Handling, Storage, and Precautions: highly toxic; extremely explosive30, 32; use in a fume hood.

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