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Gadolinium(III) nitride
Names
IUPAC name Azanylidynegadolinium
Other names Gadolinium mononitride
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 247-250-9
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/Gd.NKey: FLATXDRVRRDFBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • #N
Properties
Chemical formula GdN
Molar mass 171.26 g·mol
Appearance black powder
Density 9.10 g/cm
Melting point 2,360 °C (4,280 °F; 2,630 K)
Related compounds
Other anions Gadolinium phosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Gadolinium(III) nitride is a binary inorganic compound of gadolinium and nitrogen with the chemical formula GdN.

Preparation

Gadolinium(III) nitride can be prepared by the direct reaction of gadolinium metal and nitrogen gas at 1600 °C and at a pressure of 1300 atm.

2Gd + N2 → 2GdN

Properties

Physical

Gadolinium(III) nitride forms a black powder. It is isomorphous with sodium chloride with the space group of Fm3m.

Chemical

Gadolinium(III) nitride hydrolyzes in humid air to form gadolinium(III) hydroxide and ammonia. It is insoluble in water but soluble in acids.

Uses

Gadolinium(III) nitride is used as a semiconductor. It can also be used as a magnetic material, a catalyst in chemical reactions and a component in neutron converters for radiation detectors.

References

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Gadolinium compounds
Gadolinium(III)
Organogadolinium(III)
  • Gd(C5H7O2)3
    • Salts and covalent derivatives of the nitride ion
    NH3
    N2H4
    +H
    HN
    H2N     		He(N2)11
    Li3N
    LiN3     		Be3N2
    Be(N3)2     		BN
    -B     		C2N2
    β-C3N4
    g-C3N4
    CxNy     		N2 NxOy
    +O     		N3F
    N2F2
    N2F4
    NF3
    +F     		Ne
    Na3N
    NaN3     		Mg3N2
    Mg(N3)2     		AlN Si3N4
    -Si     		PN
    P3N5
    -P     		SxNy
    SN
    S2N2
    S4N4
    SN2H2     		NCl3
    ClN3
    +Cl     		Ar
    K3N
    KN3     		Ca3N2
    Ca(N3)2     		ScN TiN
    Ti3N4     		VN CrN
    Cr2N     		MnxNy FexNy Co3N Ni3N Cu3N Zn3N2 GaN Ge3N4
    -Ge     		AsN
    +As     		Se4N4 Br3N
    BrN3
    +Br     		Kr
    RbN3 Sr3N2
    Sr(N3)2     		YN ZrN NbN β-Mo2N Tc Ru Rh PdN Ag3N Cd3N2 InN Sn SbN Te4N4? I3N
    IN3
    +I     		Xe
    CsN3 Ba3N2
    Ba(N3)2     		* LuN HfN
    Hf3N4         		TaN WN RexNy Os Ir Pt Au Hg3N2 Tl3N (PbNH) BiN Po At Rn
    Fr Ra3N2 ** Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
     
    * LaN CeN PrN NdN PmN SmN EuN GdN TbN DyN HoN ErN TmN YbN
    ** Ac ThxNy PaN UxNy NpN PuN AmN CmN BkN Cf Es Fm Md No
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