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| Preferred IUPAC name
Diazenediol | |||
| Systematic IUPAC name
N-(Hydroxyimino)hydroxylamine | |||
| Other names
Hyponitrous acid dimer
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3D model (JSmol)
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |||
| H2N2O2 | |||
| Molar mass | 62.0282 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | white crystals | ||
| Conjugate base | Hyponitrite | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards
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explosive when dry | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hyponitrous acid is a chemical compound with formula H
2N
2O
2 or HON=NOH. It is an isomer of nitramide, H2N−NO2; and a formal dimer of azanone, HNO.
Hyponitrous acid forms two series of salts, the hyponitrites containing the [ON=NO]2− anion, and the "acid hyponitrites" containing the [HON=NO]− anion.[1]
Structure and properties[edit]
There are two possible structures of hyponitrous acid, trans and cis. trans-Hyponitrous acid forms white crystals that are explosive when dry. In aqueous solution, it is a weak acid (pKa1 = 7.21, pKa2 = 11.54),[2] and decomposes to nitrous oxide and water with a half life of 16 days at 25 °C at pH 1–3:
Since this reaction is not reversible, N
2O should not be considered as the anhydride of H
2N
2O
2.[1]
The cis acid is not known,[1] but its sodium salt can be obtained.[3]
Preparation[edit]
Hyponitrous acid (trans) can be prepared from silver(I) hyponitrite and anhydrous HCl in ether:
Spectroscopic data indicate a trans configuration for the resulting acid.[3]
It can also be synthesized from hydroxylamine and nitrous acid:
Biological aspects[edit]
In enzymology, a hyponitrite reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wiberg, Egon; Holleman, Arnold Frederick (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
- ^ Perrin, D. D., ed. (1982) [1969]. Ionisation Constants of Inorganic Acids and Bases in Aqueous Solution. IUPAC Chemical Data (2nd ed.). Oxford: Pergamon (published 1984). Entry 120. ISBN 0-08-029214-3. LCCN 82-16524.
- ^ a b Catherine E. Housecroft; Alan G. Sharpe (2008). "Chapter 15: The group 15 elements". Inorganic Chemistry (3rd ed.). Pearson. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-13-175553-6.
- ^ "ENZYME - 1.7.1.5 Hyponitrite reductase".
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