Phosphorus mononitride

Phosphorus nitride
Names
	IUPAC name Azanylidynephosphane
	Other names Phosphorus nitride
Identifiers
CAS Number	17739-47-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	117441;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9066255 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/NP/c1-2 Key: AOPJVJYWEDDOBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES N#P;
Properties
Chemical formula	PN
Molar mass	44.981 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Phosphorus mononitride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula P N. Containing only phosphorus and nitrogen, this material is classified as a binary nitride. From the Lewis structure perspective, it can be represented with a P-N triple bond with a lone pair on each atom. It is isoelectronic with N₂, CO, P₂, CS and SiO.

The compound is highly unstable in standard conditions, tending to rapidly self polymerize. It can be isolated within argon and krypton matrices at 10 K (−263.1 °C).^[1] Due to its instability, documentation of reactions with other molecules is limited.^[2] Most of its reactivity has thus far been probed and studied at transition metal centers. ^[3]^[4]

Phosphorus mononitride was the first identified phosphorus compound in the interstellar medium^[5] and is even thought to be an important molecule in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn.^[6]^[7]

^ Atkins, Robert M.; Timms, Peter L. (1977). "The matrix infrared spectrum of PN and SiS". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy. 33 (9): 853–857. Bibcode:1977AcSpA..33..853A. doi:10.1016/0584-8539(77)80083-4. ISSN 0584-8539.
^ Qian, Weiyu; Wende, Raffael C.; Schreiner, Peter R.; Mardyukov, Artur (2023-04-18). "Selective Preparation of Phosphorus Mononitride (P≡N) from Phosphinoazide and Reversible Oxidation to Phosphinonitrene". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62 (23): e202300761. doi:10.1002/anie.202300761. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 36877095.
^ Martinez, Jorge L.; Lutz, Sean A.; Beagan, Daniel M.; Gao, Xinfeng; Pink, Maren; Chen, Chun-Hsing; Carta, Veronica; Moënne-Loccoz, Pierre; Smith, Jeremy M. (2020-09-01). "Stabilization of the Dinitrogen Analogue, Phosphorus Nitride". ACS Central Science. 6 (9): 1572–1577. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.0c00944. ISSN 2374-7943. PMC 7517109. PMID 32999932.
^ Courtemanche, Marc-André; Transue, Wesley J.; Cummins, Christopher C. (2016-12-21). "Phosphinidene Reactivity of a Transient Vanadium P≡N Complex". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138 (50): 16220–16223. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b10545. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 27958729.
^ Turner, B. E.; Bally, John (1987-10-01). "Detection of Interstellar PN: The First Identified Phosphorus Compound in the Interstellar Medium". The Astrophysical Journal. 321: L75. Bibcode:1987ApJ...321L..75T. doi:10.1086/185009. ISSN 0004-637X.
^ Viana, Rommel B.; Pereira, Priscila S. S.; Macedo, Luiz G. M.; Pimentel, André S. (2009-09-18). "A quantum chemical study on the formation of phosphorus mononitride". Chemical Physics. 363 (1): 49–58. Bibcode:2009CP....363...49V. doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2009.07.008. ISSN 0301-0104.
^ Yung, Yuk L.; DeMore, William B. (1999-03-11), "Origins", Photochemistry of Planetary Atmospheres, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oso/9780195105018.003.0007, ISBN 978-0-19-510501-8, retrieved 2023-11-28

[Atkins-1977-1] Atkins, Robert M.; Timms, Peter L. (1977). "The matrix infrared spectrum of PN and SiS". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy. 33 (9): 853–857. Bibcode:1977AcSpA..33..853A. doi:10.1016/0584-8539(77)80083-4. ISSN 0584-8539.

[Qian-2023-2] Qian, Weiyu; Wende, Raffael C.; Schreiner, Peter R.; Mardyukov, Artur (2023-04-18). "Selective Preparation of Phosphorus Mononitride (P≡N) from Phosphinoazide and Reversible Oxidation to Phosphinonitrene". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62 (23): e202300761. doi:10.1002/anie.202300761. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 36877095.

[Martinez-2020-3] Martinez, Jorge L.; Lutz, Sean A.; Beagan, Daniel M.; Gao, Xinfeng; Pink, Maren; Chen, Chun-Hsing; Carta, Veronica; Moënne-Loccoz, Pierre; Smith, Jeremy M. (2020-09-01). "Stabilization of the Dinitrogen Analogue, Phosphorus Nitride". ACS Central Science. 6 (9): 1572–1577. doi:10.1021/acscentsci.0c00944. ISSN 2374-7943. PMC 7517109. PMID 32999932.

[Courtemanche-2016-4] Courtemanche, Marc-André; Transue, Wesley J.; Cummins, Christopher C. (2016-12-21). "Phosphinidene Reactivity of a Transient Vanadium P≡N Complex". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138 (50): 16220–16223. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b10545. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 27958729.

[Turner-1987-5] Turner, B. E.; Bally, John (1987-10-01). "Detection of Interstellar PN: The First Identified Phosphorus Compound in the Interstellar Medium". The Astrophysical Journal. 321: L75. Bibcode:1987ApJ...321L..75T. doi:10.1086/185009. ISSN 0004-637X.

[6] Viana, Rommel B.; Pereira, Priscila S. S.; Macedo, Luiz G. M.; Pimentel, André S. (2009-09-18). "A quantum chemical study on the formation of phosphorus mononitride". Chemical Physics. 363 (1): 49–58. Bibcode:2009CP....363...49V. doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2009.07.008. ISSN 0301-0104.

[7] Yung, Yuk L.; DeMore, William B. (1999-03-11), "Origins", Photochemistry of Planetary Atmospheres, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oso/9780195105018.003.0007, ISBN 978-0-19-510501-8, retrieved 2023-11-28

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