Synthesis, Solid-State Structure, and Bonding Analysis of a Homoleptic Beryllium Azide

Dominik Naglav; Briac Tobey; Benjamin Lyhs; Beate Römer; Dieter Bläser; Christoph Wölper; Georg Jansen; Stephan Schulz

doi:10.1002/anie.201703147

Synthesis, Solid-State Structure, and Bonding Analysis of a Homoleptic Beryllium Azide

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2017 Jul 10;56(29):8559-8563. doi: 10.1002/anie.201703147. Epub 2017 Jun 20.

Authors

Dominik Naglav¹, Briac Tobey¹, Benjamin Lyhs¹, Beate Römer¹, Dieter Bläser¹, Christoph Wölper¹, Georg Jansen¹, Stephan Schulz¹

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (Cenide), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5-7, S07 S03 C30, 45117, Essen, Germany.

PMID: 28556359
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703147

Abstract

[Ph₄ P]₂ [Be(N₃ )₄ ] (1) and [PNP]₂ [Be(N₃ )₄ ] (2; PNP=Ph₃ PNPPh₃ ) were synthesized by reacting Be(N₃ )₂ with [Ph₄ P]N₃ and [PNP]N₃ . Compound 1 represents the first structurally characterized homoleptic beryllium azide. The electronic structure and bonding situation in the tetraazidoberyllate dianion [Be(N₃ )₄ ]^2- were investigated by quantum-chemical calculations (NPA, ELF, LOL).

Keywords: azides; beryllium; crystal structures; main group elements; quantum-chemical calculations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't