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Beryllium azide

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Formula
  
BeN6

Appearance
  
white solid

Beryllium azide, Be(N3)2, is an inorganic compound.

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Synthesis

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

BeCl2 + 2Me3SiN3 → Be(N3)2 + 2Me3SiCl

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

Be(CH3)2 + 2HN3 → Be(N3)2 + 2CH4

Structure

Beryllium azide is predicted to consist of infinite chains, with tetrahedrally coordinated Be2+ ions linked by end-on bridging N3− ions.

References

Beryllium azide Wikipedia
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