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Solid-State Structure of Bromine Azide†

  1. Benjamin Lyhs,
  2. Dieter Bläser,
  3. Dr. Christoph Wölper,
  4. Prof. Stephan Schulz*,
  5. Prof. Georg Jansen

Article first published online: 16 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201108092

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 51, Issue 8, pages 1970–1974, February 20, 2012

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Lyhs, B., Bläser, D., Wölper, C., Schulz, S. and Jansen, G. (2012), Solid-State Structure of Bromine Azide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 1970–1974. doi: 10.1002/anie.201108092

Author Information

  1. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5–7, S07 S03 C30, 45117 Essen (Germany)

*Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5–7, S07 S03 C30, 45117 Essen (Germany)

  1. †

    S.S. and B.L. gratefully acknowledge the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) for financial support and a doctoral fellowship (B.L.).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 16 JAN 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 17 NOV 2011

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  • Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI)

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Keywords:

  • ab initio computations;
  • bromine azide;
  • covalent azides;
  • solid-state structures
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A new twist: The single-crystal structural analysis of BrN3 is described. In contrast to IN3, which forms chains, BrN3 forms a helical structure in the solid state (see picture). Such a structural feature has not been previously observed in covalent p-block azide chemistry.

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