Stabilization of the Pentazolate Anion in a Zeolitic Architecture with Na20N60 and Na24N60 Nanocages

Wenquan Zhang, Kangcai Wang, Juecheng Li, Zhien Lin, Siwei Song, Shiliang Huang, Yu Liu, Fude Nie, Qinghua Zhang

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Abstract

The experimental detection and synthesis of pentazole (HN5) and its anion (cyclo-N5) have been actively pursued for the past hundred years. The synthesis of an aesthetic three-dimensional metal–pentazolate framework (denoted as MPF-1) is presented. It consists of sodium ions and cyclo-N5 anions in which the isolated cyclo-N5 anions are preternaturally stabilized in this inorganic open framework featuring two types of nanocages (Na20N60 and Na24N60) through strong metal coordination bonds. The compound MPF-1 is indefinitely stable at room temperature and exhibits high thermal stability relative to the reported cyclo-N5 salts. This finding offers a new approach to create metal–pentazolate frameworks (MPFs) and enables the future exploration of interesting pentazole chemistry and also related functional materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2592-2595
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume57
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • nanocages
  • pentazole
  • stabilization
  • thermal stability
  • zeolitic frameworks

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