Magnesium amide nitride

Magnesium reacts slowly at lower temperatures to give the amide, as do all active metals this reaction is catalyzed by transition metal ions. Aluminum nitride [24304-00-5] AIN, barium nitride [12047-79-9] Ba2N2, calcium nitride [12013-82-0] Ca2N2, strontium nitride [12033-82-8], Sr2N2, and titanium nitride [25583-20-4], TiN, may be formed by heating the corresponding amides. 

Ammonia, Lithium amide. Lithium Imide. Lithium nitride. Magnesium nitride. 

Deuterio-ammonia was synthesized by means of the reaction between heavy water and magnesium nitride, with subsequent drying by potassium amide (Landsberg et al., 1956). Compounds containing deuterium in a specific position were obtained either by deuterium exchange or by organic synthesis (Shatenshtein and Izrailevich, 1957). 

Bases Alumina, see p-Toluenesulfonylhydrazine. Dehydroabietylamine. 1,5-Diazabicyclo [4.3.0]nonene-5. 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane. l,S-Diazabicyclot5.4.0]undecene-5. 2,6-Di-/-butylpyridine. N,N,-Diethylglycine ethyl ester, see /-Amyl chloroformate. 2,6-Dimethyl-piperidine. Ethanolamine. Lithium diisopropylamide, see Diphenylsulfonium isopropylide. Lithium nitride. Magnesium methoxide. N-Methylmorpholine. Piperidine. Potassium amide. Potassium hydroxide. Potassium triethylmethoxide. Pyridine. Pyrrolidine. Sodium methoxide. Sodium 2-methyl-2-butoxide. Sodium thiophenoxide. Thallous ethoxide. Triethyla-mine. Triphenylphosphine, see l-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 

The nitride chemistry of magnesium is remarkably similar to that of beryllium. Olive MgjN, has the antibixbyite structure [104. 105]. and the amide of Mg is formed at elevated pressures [102], The amide is isostrueturul with that of Be discussed above [106]. 

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