Caesium azide

Caesium azide

Coordination sphere of azide in CsN3
Names
IUPAC name
caesium azide
Other names
cesium azide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 245-196-0
  • InChI=1S/Cs.N3/c;1-3-2/q+1;-1
    Key: AYTVLULEEPNWAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1S/Cs.N3/c;1-3-2/q+1;-1
  • [N-]=[N+]=[N-].[Cs+]
Properties[1]
CsN3
Molar mass 174.926 g/mol
Appearance colorless needles
Density 3.5 g/cm3
Melting point 310 °C (590 °F; 583 K)
224.2 g/100 mL (0 °C)
Structure[2]
tetragonal
I4/mcm, No. 140
a = 6.5412 Å, c = 8.0908 Å
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Caesium azide or cesium azide is an inorganic compound of caesium and nitrogen. It is a salt of azide with the formula CsN3.

  1. ^ Perry, Dale L. (18 May 2011). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-4398-1461-1.
  2. ^ Müller, Ulrich (1972). "Verfeinerung der Kristallstrukturen von KN3, RbN3, CsN3 und TIN3". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 392 (2): 159–166. doi:10.1002/zaac.19723920207.