Cobalt Triazide

Cobalt Triazide (formerly call Cobalt Tri-nitride or Cobalt Azoimide) Co(N,)j, raw 142.99, N58.78% red-brn crysts (anhyd), mp det 148° (0.02 g in 5 sec) (Ref 5), hygroscopic and easily hydrolyzed (Ref 4). The basic cobalt azide, Co(OH)N, was first prepd in 1898 by Curtius Rissom (Ref 1). An aq soln of cobalt azide was studied by Dennis Isham (Ref 2). The anhyd salt, prepd by ihe action of cobaitous carbonate on hydrazoic acid, was prepd by Wohler (Ref 3) and by Wohler Si Martin MptKrvrl C nf nr hrt... 

Narang, K. K. et al., Synth. React, lnorg. Met.-Org. Chem., 1996, 26(4), 573 The explosive properties of a series of 5 amminecobalt(III) azides were examined in detail. Compounds were hexaamminecobalt triazide, pentaammineazidocobalt diazide, cis- and fram-tetraamminediazidocobalt azide, triamminecobalt triazide [1], A variety of hydrazine complexed azides and chloroazides of divalent metals have been prepared. Those of iron, manganese and copper could not be isolated cobalt, nickel, cadmium and zinc gave products stable at room temperature but more or less explosive on heating [2],... 

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