title: Binary Zinc Azides.
abstract: Pure, solvent-free Zn(N3)2was prepared by reaction of diethyl zinc and hydrazoic acid in aprotic solvents. The single-crystal structure determination, along with the comprehensive characterization of α-Zn(N3)2and two metastable polymorphs, could be achieved for the first time. Since these data disagree in large parts with the known, previously reported values, all previous syntheses of Zn(N3)2, and for comparison Zn(N3)2⋅2.5 H2O and Zn(OH)N3were reinvestigated, indicating that some of the earlier work has to be revised.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3a, 18059, Rostock, Germany.|Abteilung Materialdesign, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3a, 18059, Rostock, Germany. alexander.villinger@uni-rostock.de.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villinger
keywords: azides; hydroxide; nitrogen; polymorphism; zinc