• Name

  Rubidium azide

• EINECS
• CAS No. 22756-36-1
• Article Data27
• CAS DataBase
• Density g/cm³
• Solubility 107g/100mL H2O (16°C) [CRC10]
• Melting Point 317°C
• Formula N3Rb
• Boiling Point °Cat760mmHg
• Molecular Weight 127.488
• Flash Point °C
• Transport Information
• Appearance
• Safety A poison by ingestion. May be unstable, especially whn heated. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of NO_x.
• Risk Codes
• Molecular Structure
• Hazard Symbols A poison by ingestion. May be unstable, especially when heated.
• Synonyms Rubidiumazide (6CI,7CI,8CI)
• PSA 37.39000
• LogP 0.31886

Synthetic route

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nitrogen

rubidium

A

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rubidium azide

B

rubidium nitride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) fast and complete react. of Rb vapour and elec. activated N2 at 60-70°C;;
In neat (no solvent) react. of elec. activated nitrogen with Rb (drops); formation of Rb3N by decompn. of RbN3;; small amt. of Rb3N;;
In neat (no solvent) react. of activated nitrogen with Rb mirror;;

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sodium azide

rubidium chloride

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water ion-exchange procedure; volune reduction (353 K), pptn. on EtOH addn.;
With Ionenaustauscher III(OH(1-)) In water loading anion exchange resin with N3(1-) ions using column technique and0.1 N aq. soln. of NaN3, passing aq. soln. of RbCl through the column; evapn. in vac.; X-ray diffraction anal.;

rubidium carbonate

sodium azide

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water NaN3 treated in acidic cation-exchange resin column; HN3 eluate dripped in Rb2CO3 soln. with rate of 5 mL/min; water evapd.; detd. by Raman spectroscopy;
In water mixt. of Rb2CO3 and NaN3 in water; pptn. of RbN3, filtration, washing with 70% ethanol, recrystn., drying in exsiccator over CaCl2 and in vac.;
With acidic cation exchanger In water ion-exchange method;

rubidium sulfate

barium azide

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water recrystn.;;

rubidium hydride

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nitrogen

A

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rubidium azide

B

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rubidium amide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) on weak heating with dry N2;; mixt. of RbN3 and RbNH2 obtained;;
In neat (no solvent) on weak heating with dry N2;; mixt. of RbN3 and RbNH2 obtained;;

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nitrogen

rubidium

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) react. of elec. activated nitrogen with Rb (drops);;
In neat (no solvent) react. of elec. activated nitrogen with Rb (drops);;

rubidium carbonate

barium azide

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water solns. mixed in 1:1 mol. ratio; filtered, recrystd.;

rubidium carbonate

hydrogen azide

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water introduction of pure HN3 in a soln. of Rb2CO3 in a Pt-vessel; evapn.;; drying at 80°C; specially pure;;
In water introduction of pure HN3 in a soln. of Rb2CO3 in a Pt-vessel; evapn.;; drying at 80°C; specially pure;;
In water aq. HN3 was reacted with Rb2CO3;

rubidium carbonate

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ammonia

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In ammonia aq. NH3;

hydrogen azide

rubidium hydroxide

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water react. of RbOH and HN3 in weakly acidic soln.; evapn.;;
In water react. of RbOH and HN3 in weakly acidic soln.; evapn.;;
In diethyl ether react. of hydroxide with HN3 dissolved in Et2O; recrystn. from small amt. of H2O at 80°C;

rubidium carbonate

sodium azide

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sulfuric acid

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rubidium azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water byproducts: CO2; to aq. NaN3 soln. aq. H2SO4 added; liberated HN3 distd. into aq. RbCO3 soln.; evapn.; recrystn. from EtOH; vac. dried at 150°C;

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rubidium azide

rubidium

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) thermal decompn., quartz tube, vac. app.; preheating for 12 h to 200°C, heating to 395°C (decompn. temp.), 0.1 mmHg (max.), several days;; distn.; blue-green residue contains silicate, undecomposed azide, and about 80% nitride;;	60%
In neat (no solvent) byproducts: N2; heating of RbN3 in a vessel of quartz at 395°C and high vac.; sometimes the decompn. take place only after hours;;
In neat (no solvent) byproducts: N2, Rb3N; decompn. of RbN3; distn. of Rb;; the residue contains essentially Rb3N;;

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rubidium azide

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nitrogen

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
tendency to explode of explosion; decompn. start at 260°C; continuous evolution of N2 at 310°C; product pure;

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rubidium azide

A

rubidium nitride

B

rubidium

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) decompn. of RbN3;; separation of Rb by sublimation;;
In neat (no solvent) decompn. of RbN3;; separation of Rb by sublimation;;

manganese(III) oxide

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rubidium nitrate

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rubidium azide

Rb(1+)*MnO2(1-)=RbMnO2

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) byproducts: N2; RbN3:RbNO3:Mn2O3 molar ratio was 5:1:3, grinding, pressing (1E5 N), drying (1E-3 mbar, 130 °C, 12 h), heating under Ar flow: 25/260 °C (100 k/h), 260/380 °C (5 k/h), 380/600 °C (20 K/h), annealing at 600 °C for 30 h;

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carbon disulfide

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rubidium azide

rubidium azidothiocarbonate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water react. of CS2 and RbN3 in H2O; addn. of ethanol at <0°C;; crystn. from soln.;;
In water

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rubidium azide

copper(II) azide

rubidium copper (II) azide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water dissolving freshly prepared, moisted Cu(N3)2 in hot, concd. RbN3 soln.; cooling;; pptn.; washing with cold water and methanol; drying at ambient temp.;;
In ethanol on dissolving Cu(N3)2 in the concd. soln. of the azide;;
In water dissolving freshly prepared, moisted Cu(N3)2 in hot, concd. RbN3 soln.; cooling;; pptn.; washing with cold water and methanol; drying at ambient temp.;;

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rubidium azide

rubidium iodide

2Rb(1+)*I(1-)*N3(1-)=Rb2IN3

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water crystn. from concd. aq. equimolar soln. in desiccator under Ar over CaCl2 within 4 wk;; drying over P2O5 in oil pump vac.; product is not free from educts (X-ray);;
In melt react. in melt at 320-340°C (<15 min);; partial decompn. of azide (X-ray);;

[60]fullerene

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rubidium azide

3Rb(1+)*C60(3-) = Rb3C60

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heated to 300°C for 30 min, then at 500°C at 0.5 mTorr;;

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rubidium azide

99685-96-8, 161105-99-3, 161106-00-9, 111138-12-6, 133318-63-5, 134053-11-5, 134931-35-4, 134931-36-5, 139703-76-7, 145633-27-8, 175414-73-0, 175414-74-1, 175414-75-2, 175519-12-7, 175519-13-8, 175519-14-9, 175519-15-0, 136376-46-0, 144906-37-6, 144906-38-7, 151767-00-9, 152882-97-8, 152882-98-9, 152882-99-0, 153062-34-1, 154171-74-1, 154171-75-2, 154333-99-0, 154334-00-6, 154397-63-4, 154460-59-0, 199456-56-9, 108739-25-9, 120329-57-9, 120329-58-0

fullerene-C60

trirubidium fulleride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating stoichiometric amts. of C60 and alkali metal azide to its decompn. temp. under dynamic vac.; cooling to room temp.;
In not given soln. mixed and evapn., thermal decompn. of RbN3;

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cesium azide

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rubidium azide

99685-96-8, 161105-99-3, 161106-00-9, 111138-12-6, 133318-63-5, 134053-11-5, 134931-35-4, 134931-36-5, 139703-76-7, 145633-27-8, 175414-73-0, 175414-74-1, 175414-75-2, 175519-12-7, 175519-13-8, 175519-14-9, 175519-15-0, 136376-46-0, 144906-37-6, 144906-38-7, 151767-00-9, 152882-97-8, 152882-98-9, 152882-99-0, 153062-34-1, 154171-74-1, 154171-75-2, 154333-99-0, 154334-00-6, 154397-63-4, 154460-59-0, 199456-56-9, 108739-25-9, 120329-57-9, 120329-58-0

fullerene-C60

0.5Rb(1+)*2.5Cs(1+)*C60(3-)=Rb0.5Cs2.5C60

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating stoichiometric amts. of C60 and alkali metal azides to their decompn. temp. under dynamic vac.; cooling to room temp.;

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cesium azide

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rubidium azide

99685-96-8, 161105-99-3, 161106-00-9, 111138-12-6, 133318-63-5, 134053-11-5, 134931-35-4, 134931-36-5, 139703-76-7, 145633-27-8, 175414-73-0, 175414-74-1, 175414-75-2, 175519-12-7, 175519-13-8, 175519-14-9, 175519-15-0, 136376-46-0, 144906-37-6, 144906-38-7, 151767-00-9, 152882-97-8, 152882-98-9, 152882-99-0, 153062-34-1, 154171-74-1, 154171-75-2, 154333-99-0, 154334-00-6, 154397-63-4, 154460-59-0, 199456-56-9, 108739-25-9, 120329-57-9, 120329-58-0

fullerene-C60

1.5Cs(1+)*1.5Rb(1+)*C60(3-)=Cs1.5Rb1.5C60

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating stoichiometric amts. of C60 and alkali metal azides to their decompn. temp. under dynamic vac.; cooling to room temp.;

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cesium azide

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rubidium azide

99685-96-8, 161105-99-3, 161106-00-9, 111138-12-6, 133318-63-5, 134053-11-5, 134931-35-4, 134931-36-5, 139703-76-7, 145633-27-8, 175414-73-0, 175414-74-1, 175414-75-2, 175519-12-7, 175519-13-8, 175519-14-9, 175519-15-0, 136376-46-0, 144906-37-6, 144906-38-7, 151767-00-9, 152882-97-8, 152882-98-9, 152882-99-0, 153062-34-1, 154171-74-1, 154171-75-2, 154333-99-0, 154334-00-6, 154397-63-4, 154460-59-0, 199456-56-9, 108739-25-9, 120329-57-9, 120329-58-0

fullerene-C60

0.5Cs(1+)*2.5Rb(1+)*C60(3-)=Cs0.5Rb2.5C60

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating stoichiometric amts. of C60 and alkali metal azides to their decompn. temp. under dynamic vac.; cooling to room temp.;

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cesium azide

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rubidium azide

99685-96-8, 161105-99-3, 161106-00-9, 111138-12-6, 133318-63-5, 134053-11-5, 134931-35-4, 134931-36-5, 139703-76-7, 145633-27-8, 175414-73-0, 175414-74-1, 175414-75-2, 175519-12-7, 175519-13-8, 175519-14-9, 175519-15-0, 136376-46-0, 144906-37-6, 144906-38-7, 151767-00-9, 152882-97-8, 152882-98-9, 152882-99-0, 153062-34-1, 154171-74-1, 154171-75-2, 154333-99-0, 154334-00-6, 154397-63-4, 154460-59-0, 199456-56-9, 108739-25-9, 120329-57-9, 120329-58-0

fullerene-C60

2Rb(1+)*Cs(1+)*C60(3-) = Rb2CsC60

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating stoichiometric amts. of C60 and alkali metal azides to their decompn. temp. under dynamic vac.; cooling to room temp.;

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cesium azide

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rubidium azide

99685-96-8, 161105-99-3, 161106-00-9, 111138-12-6, 133318-63-5, 134053-11-5, 134931-35-4, 134931-36-5, 139703-76-7, 145633-27-8, 175414-73-0, 175414-74-1, 175414-75-2, 175519-12-7, 175519-13-8, 175519-14-9, 175519-15-0, 136376-46-0, 144906-37-6, 144906-38-7, 151767-00-9, 152882-97-8, 152882-98-9, 152882-99-0, 153062-34-1, 154171-74-1, 154171-75-2, 154333-99-0, 154334-00-6, 154397-63-4, 154460-59-0, 199456-56-9, 108739-25-9, 120329-57-9, 120329-58-0

fullerene-C60

Rb(1+)*2Cs(1+)*C60(3-) = RbCs2C60

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating stoichiometric amts. of C60 and alkali metal azides to their decompn. temp. under dynamic vac.; cooling to room temp.;

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RUBIDIUM AZIDE Chemical Properties

RUBIDIUM AZIDE Production

RUBIDIUM AZIDE Toxicity Data With Reference

RUBIDIUM AZIDE Safety Profile