Zinc nitride

Zinc does not react with nitrogen, even at elevated temperatures but zinc nitride, Zn N2, forms with ammonia at red heat. Zinc sulfide, the most common form of zinc in nature, is not reduced direcdy in commercial practice because of reactions of the zinc vapor during condensation. Rather, the sulfide is burned (roasted) to the oxide plus sulfur dioxide before reduction. However, zinc can be reduced to the metal at ca 1300°C with carbon or iron. 

Zinc sulfide, selenide, and telluride are more pronouncedly covalent than die oxide. They can be prepared from the elements, 01 in the case of first two, by the action of H2S or hydrogen selenide upon zinc solutions. Zinc nitride, ZnjN). prepared from zinc dust and NH3, hydrolyzes readily to NH3 and the oxide. Two zinc phosphides are known Z113P2. formed by heating the elements, yields phosphine with acids ZnP and ZnHP have also been prepared. 

Zn3N2 ZINC NITRIDE 1835 ZrF3[g] ZIRCONIUM TRIFLUORIDE (GAS) 1869... 

Zinc nitride ZrijN, 1313-49-1 224.240 blue-gray cub cry 700 dec 6.22 IH3O... 

Sato, S.-L, Specific heats of thorium nitride, lithium nitride and zinc nitride, Sci. Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Res. (Jpn.), 35, (1939), 182-190. Citedonpages 312,412,413. 

Skillbuilder 5.3 two K atoms, one S atom, four 0 atoms Skillbuilder Plus, p. 139 zinc nitride... 

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