| Names | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred IUPAC name Diazenediol | |||
| Systematic IUPAC name N-(Hydroxyimino)hydroxylamine | |||
| Other names Hyponitrous acid dimer | |||
| Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol) | |||
| ChEBI | |||
| ChemSpider | |||
| 141300 | |||
| KEGG | |||
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| Properties | |||
| H2N2O2 | |||
| Molar mass | 62.0282 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | white crystals | ||
| Conjugate base | Hyponitrite | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards | explosive when dry | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
Hyponitrous acid is a chemical compound with formulaH
2N
2O
2 or HON=NOH. It is an isomer ofnitramide, H2N−NO2, and a formal dimer ofazanone, HNO.
Hyponitrous acid forms two series ofsalts, thehyponitrites containing the [ON=NO]2− anion and the "acid hyponitrites" containing the [HON=NO]− anion.[1]
There are two possible structures of hyponitrous acid,trans andcis.trans-Hyponitrous acid forms white crystals that are explosive when dry. In aqueous solution, it is a weak acid (pKa1 = 7.21, pKa2 = 11.54),[2] and decomposes tonitrous oxide and water with a half life of 16 days at 25 °C at pH 1–3:
Since this reaction is not reversible,N
2O should not be considered as the anhydride ofH
2N
2O
2.[1]
Thecis acid is not known,[1] but itssodium salt can be obtained.[3]
Hyponitrous acid (trans) can be prepared fromsilver(I) hyponitrite and anhydrousHCl inether:
Spectroscopic data indicate atrans configuration for the resulting acid.[3]
It can also be synthesized fromhydroxylamine andnitrous acid:
Inenzymology, ahyponitrite reductase is anenzyme thatcatalyzes thechemical reaction:[4]