Dinitrogen dioxide

Dinitrogen dioxide is an inorganic compound having molecular formula N
2
O
2
. Many structural isomers are possible. The covalent bonding pattern O=N–N=O (a non-cyclic dimer of nitric oxide (NO)) is predicted to be the most stable isomer based on ab initio calculations and is the only one that has been experimentally produced. In the solid form, the molecules have C2v symmetry: the entire structure is planar, with the two oxygen atoms cis across the N–N bond. The O–N distance is 1.15 Å, the N–N distance is 2.33 Å, and the O=N–N angle is 95°.

Dinitrogen dioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
1035
UNII
  • InChI=1S/N2O2/c3-1-2-4
    Key: AZLYZRGJCVQKKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • linear: N(=O)N=O
  • cyclic: O1N=NO1
  • bicyclic: O1N2N1O2
Properties
N2O2
Molar mass 60.012 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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