Magnesium azide

Magnesium azide
Names
	IUPAC name Magnesium azide
	Other names Magnesium diazide
Identifiers
CAS Number	39108-12-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	21652192;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40616604 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Mg.2N3/c;21-3-2/q+2;2-1 Key: TWRAJPCQPHBABR-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [N-]=[N+]=[N-].[N-]=[N+]=[N-].[Mg+2];
Properties
Chemical formula	Mg(N3)2
Molar mass	108.35 g/mol
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Magnesium azide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Mg(N₃)₂. It is composed of the magnesium cation (Mg²⁺) and the azide anions (N−3).

Properties

Magnesium azide hydrolyzes easily.^[1]^[2] Like most azides, it is explosive.

References

^ Patil, K. C.; Nesamani, C.; Pai Verneker, V. R. (6 December 2006). "Synthesis and Characterisation of Metal Hydrazine Nitrate, Azide and Perchlorate Complexes". Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry. 12 (4): 383–395. doi:10.1080/00945718208063122. S2CID 97188566. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Chakyrov, S; Grancharova, E; Minkov, I (1 December 1987). "[Effect of magnesium ions on the inhibition of the mitochondrial ATPase (ATP-synthetase) complex by azide]". Biokhimiia. 52 (12): 2029–2031. PMID 2833937. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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[1] Patil, K. C.; Nesamani, C.; Pai Verneker, V. R. (6 December 2006). "Synthesis and Characterisation of Metal Hydrazine Nitrate, Azide and Perchlorate Complexes". Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry. 12 (4): 383–395. doi:10.1080/00945718208063122. S2CID 97188566. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[2] Chakyrov, S; Grancharova, E; Minkov, I (1 December 1987). "[Effect of magnesium ions on the inhibition of the mitochondrial ATPase (ATP-synthetase) complex by azide]". Biokhimiia. 52 (12): 2029–2031. PMID 2833937. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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