title: Generation and photoreactions of 2,4,6-trinitreno-1,3,5-triazine, a septet trinitrene.
abstract: We have studied the matrix photolysis of 2,4,6-triazido-1,3,5-triazine (cyanuric triazide, 1). Stepwise generation of the corresponding mononitrene, dinitrene, and trinitrene was observed by matrix IR and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The generated species were identified by comparison of their matrix IR spectra with density functional theory (DFT) computational results. The generation of 2,4,6-trinitreno-1,3,5-triazine with a septet ground state was confirmed for the first time by matrix EPR spectroscopy. The trinitrene readily decomposed into three NCN molecules upon further photoirradiation. This process was also confirmed by matrix EPR spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan. sato-tadatake@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Tadatake
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Aiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narazaki
authors.forename: Yoshizo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niino
authors.forename: Götz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bucher
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grote
authors.forename: J Jens
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Hans Henning
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wenk
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sander