Hyponitrous acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
Diazenediol
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Systematic IUPAC name
N-(Hydroxyimino)hydroxylamine
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| Other names
Hyponitrous acid dimer
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3D model (JSmol)
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| 3DMet | B00354 | ||
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| H2N2O2 | |||
| Molar mass | 62.0282 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | white crystals | ||
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| Main hazards | explosive when dry | ||
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hyponitrous acid is a chemical compound with formula H
2N
2O
2 or HON=NOH. It is an isomer of nitramide, H2N−NO2.
Hyponitrous acid forms two series of salts, the hyponitrites containing the [ON=NO]2− anion, and the "acid hyponitrites" containing the [HON=NO]− anion.
There are two possible structures of hyponitrous acid, trans and cis. 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) , and decomposes to nitrous 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 of H
2N
2O
2.
The cis acid is not known, but its sodium salt can be obtained.
Hyponitrous acid (trans) can be prepared from silver(I) hyponitrite and anhydrous HCl in ether:
Spectroscopic data indicate a trans configuration for the resulting acid.
In enzymology, a hyponitrite reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
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