Dinitrogen tetroxide is an oxidizer and highly toxic and corrosive gas.
Miscellaneous comments:
Spartan'02, Wavefunction, Inc., Irvine, CA
Miscellaneous comments:
Structure was calculated using an ab initio method.
IUPAC name:
dinitrogen tetraoxide
Layman's explanation:
Dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) is a diamagnetic colorless toxic gas that is formed when two nitrogen dioxide molecules (NO2) react with each other in a process called dimerization. This process occurs readily in highly concentrated mixtures of NO2 or when NO2 condenses on surfaces or at very low temperatures. Liquid N2O4 can further undergo a process called autoionization, where an electron is transferred from one part of the molecule to the other and the molecule breaks apart into nitrosonium (NO+) and nitrate (NO3-) ions. Dinitrogen tetroxide has been used as an ionic liquid and also a liquid oxidizer for rocket propulsion [e.g., it was used in Apollo-Saturn V space vehicles (Lunar, Command,and Service Modules)].
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