Pentazole

Pentazole

Names
Systematic IUPAC name 1H-Pentazole[1]
Identifiers
CAS Number	289-19-0 N
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChemSpider	4953932 Y
PubChem	6451467
InChI InChI=1S/HN5/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h(H,1,2,3,4,5) Y Key: WUHLVXDDBHWHLQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES n1nn[nH]n1 N1N=NN=N1
Properties
Chemical formula	N 5H
Molar mass	71.0414 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Pentazole is an aromatic chemical molecule consisting of a five-membered ring with all nitrogen atoms, one of which is bonded to a hydrogen atom. It has a molecular formula HN₅. Its SMILES structure is N1N[NH]NN1. Although strictly speaking a homocyclic, inorganic compound, pentazole has historically been classed as the last in a series of heterocyclic azole compounds containing one to five nitrogen atoms. This set contains pyrrole, imidazole, pyrazole, triazoles, tetrazoles, and pentazole.

Derivatives

Substituted analogs of pentazole are collectively known as pentazoles. As a class, they are unstable and often highly explosive compounds. The first pentazole synthesized was phenylpentazole, where the pentazole ring is highly stabilized by conjugation with the phenyl ring. The derivative 4-dimethylaminophenylpentazole is among the most stable pentazole compounds known, although it still decomposes at temperatures over 50 °C. It is known that electron-donating groups stabilize aryl pentazole compounds.^[2]

Ions

The cyclic pentazolium cation (N+
5) is not known due to its probable antiaromatic character; whereas the open-chained pentazenium cation (N+
5) is known. Butler et al. first demonstrated the presence of the cyclic N−
5 in solution through the decomposition of substituted aryl pentazoles at low temperature. The presence of N
5H and N−
5 (held in solution through the interaction with zinc ions) was proven primarily using ¹⁵N NMR techniques of the decomposition products.^[3][4] These results were initially challenged by some authors,^[5] but subsequent experiments involving the detailed analysis of the decomposition products, complemented by computational studies, bore out the initial conclusion.^[6][7][8] The pentazolide anion is not expected to last longer than a few seconds in aqueous solution without the aid of complexing agents. The discovery of pentazoles spurred attempts to create all-nitrogen salts such as N+
5N−
5, which should be highly potent propellants for space travel.

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