[ExI] Spirited molecules

[David]

On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:55:24 -0500
Robert Bradbury <robert.bradbury at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I had some difficulty reading this post as I do not read the
> ExICh list frequently (due to its gestapo policies).
> 
> But this topic attracted my attention.
> 
> Thel unbonded "azide" molecule (with the formula CN4) does not exist
> (to the best of my knowledge to assay it).  The best using Wikipedia
> that I have been able to find is possibly N3- and therefore molecules
> such as NaN3 (sodium azide). The statement by Derek with respect to a
> "Cyanogen azide" suggests a C2N2 bonded to a N4 molecule -- which I
> fail to understand (I can posit plausible explanations for the
> distribution of the electrons (around many molecules) -- but I cannot
> posit how it is created or its actual normal chemical makeup.
> 
> Robert


How about a ring structure :

N=C=N-N=N- (back to the first N) 

bonds add up, and it looks damn unstable to me.

-David