Pentazine

Pentazine

Pentazine

Chemical compound

For the pharmaceutical drug with the brand name Pentazine, see promethazine.

Pentazine is a hypothetical chemical compound that consists of a six-membered aromatic ring containing five nitrogen atoms with the molecular formula CHN5. The name pentazine is used in the nomenclature of derivatives of this compound.

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Pentazine is predicted to be unstable and to decompose into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and nitrogen (N2).[1] The activation energy required is predicted to be around 20 kJ/mol.[2]

See also

  • 6-membered rings with one nitrogen atom: pyridine
  • 6-membered rings with two nitrogen atoms: diazines
  • 6-membered rings with three nitrogen atoms: triazines
  • 6-membered rings with four nitrogen atoms: tetrazines
  • 6-membered rings with six nitrogen atoms: hexazine

References

  1. [1]
    Hurst, Derek T. (1996). "Other Tetrazines and Pentazines". Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry II. pp. 957–965. doi:10.1016/B978-008096518-5.00138-6. ISBN 9780080965185.
  2. [2]
    J. Fabian and E. Lewars (2004). "Azabenzenes (azines) — The nitrogen derivatives of benzene with one to six N atoms: Stability, homodesmotic stabilization energy, electron distribution, and magnetic ring current; a computational study" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 82 (1): 50–69. doi:10.1139/v03-178. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-29.


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