Chemistry:Beryllium azide

From HandWiki
Beryllium azide
Beryllium azide.svg
Names
IUPAC name
Beryllium azide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
Be(N
3
)
2
Molar mass 93.054 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid[1]
Hazards
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 0.002 mg/m3
C 0.005 mg/m3 (30 minutes), with a maximum peak of 0.025 mg/m3 (as Be)[2]
REL (Recommended)
Ca C 0.0005 mg/m3 (as Be)[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
Ca [4 mg/m3 (as Be)][2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
☑Y verify (what is ☑Y☒N ?)
Infobox references

Beryllium azide, Be(N
3
)
2
, is an inorganic compound. It is the beryllium analog of hydrazoic acid (HN
3
).

Synthesis

Beryllium azide has been synthesised by the reaction of beryllium chloride with neat trimethylsilyl azide:[3]

BeCl
2
+ 2 Me
3
SiN
3
→ Be(N
3
)
2
+ 2 Me
3
SiCl

Alternatively, dimethylberyllium reacts with hydrazoic acid in dry diethyl ether at −116 °C:[1]

Be(CH
3
)
2
+ 2 HN
3
→ Be(N
3
)
2
+ 2 CH
4

Structure

Infrared and Raman spectra suggest that beryllium azide consists of infinite chains, with tetrahedrally coordinated beryllium(II) atoms covalently bridged by one end of the azide units.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wiberg, E.; Horst, M. (1954). "Beryllium azide, Be(N3)2". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 9: 502. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0054". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0054.html. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Klapötke, T. M.; Schutt, T. (1999). "Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of beryllium azide and two derivatives". Main Group Metal Chemistry 22 (6): 357–360. doi:10.1515/MGMC.1999.22.6.357.