title: Synthesis and characterization of the phosphorus triazides OP(N3)3 and SP(N3)3.
abstract: Two explosive triazides of phosphorus(V), OP(N(3))(3) and SP(N(3))(3), have been prepared as neat substances and structurally characterized. Both compounds can be handled in gas, liquid, and solid states in submillimolar quantities. The melting points of OP(N(3))(3) and SP(N(3))(3) are +22 and -30 °C, respectively. The two triazides have been characterized by IR (Ar matrix and gas phase) and Raman (solid) spectroscopies. Their single-crystal structures were obtained by X-ray diffraction and found to be significantly distorted from the predicted ideal C(3) symmetry because of intermolecular interactions. The spectroscopic and structural properties are discussed in combination with density functional theory calculations.
authors.affiliation: FB C - Anorganische Chemie, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gauss Strasse 20, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany. zeng@uni-wuppertal.de
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernhardt
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beckers
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Willner
mesh_terms: D001386:Azides / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015392:Chemistry, Inorganic / Q000379:methods*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D053834:Explosive Agents; D005740:Gases; D010758:Phosphorus