Accession Number:

ADA409616

Title:

Improved Synthesis of CsN3

Descriptive Note:

Technical paper

Corporate Author:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES LOKER HYDROCARBON RESEARCH INST

Personal Author(s):

• Gerken, Michael
• Schneider, Stefan
• Schroer, Thorsten
• Christe, Karl O.

Report Date:

2001-12-17

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

Cesium azide can conveniently be prepared from anhydrous CsF and CH33SiN3 in SO2 solvent in high purity and yield. In this reaction, the initially generated SO2F- anion is converted in SO2 solvent to solvated azide, SO2sub nN3-, which is labile and releases S02 under dynamic vacuum yielding pure CsN3.

Descriptors:

• *CESIUM COMPOUNDS
• SYNTHESIS(CHEMISTRY)
• NITRIDES
• AZIDES

Subject Categories:

• Inorganic Chemistry

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE