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Literature Service: Nitrogen Acids, Nitrogen/Cyano-Compounds

Substances: HNO2, DNO2, H2ONO+, HNCO, HCN, DCN, HC3N, HN3

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Please note: In addition, information concerning related publications (e.g. quantum yield studies or photolysis studies) for some of the substances are given. Send us your feedback

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HNO2; HONO; nitrous acid; CAS-No.: 7782-77-6
G.W. King, D. Moule Can. J. Chem., 40, 2057-2065, (1962) The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of nitrous acid in the vapor state

H.S. Johnston, R. Graham Can. J. Chem., 52, 1415-1423, (1974) Photochemistry of NOx and HNOx compounds

R.A. Cox, R.G. Derwent J. Photochem., 6, 23-24, (1976) The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of gaseous nitrous acid 

D. Perner Private comm., (1977) KFA Jülich, 1977 (298 K)

W.R. Stockwell, J.G. Calvert J. Photochem., 8, 193-203, (1978) The near ultraviolet absorption spectrum of gaseous HONO and N2O3  

R.D. Kenner, F. Rohrer, F. Stuhl J. Phys. Chem., 90, 2635-2639, (1986) OH(A) production in the 193-nm photolysis of HONO

R. Vasudev Geophys. Res. Let., 17, 2153-2155, (1990) Absorption spectrum and solar photodissociation of gaseous nitrous acid in the actinic wavelength region 

A. Bongartz, J. Kames, F. Welter, U. Schurath J. Phys. Chem., 95, 1076-1082, (1991) Near-uv absorption cross sections and trans/cis equilibrium of nitrous acid 

M. das Graças Gomes, S. da S.S. Borges, L. G.F. Lopes, D. Wagner Franco Analytica Chimica Acta, 282 (1), 81-85, (1993) UV-visible spectrum of nitrous acid in solution: pKa determination and analytical applications

M. Fischer, P. Warneck J. Phys. Chem., 100 (48), 18749-18756, (1996) Photodecomposition of Nitrite and Undissociated Nitrous Acid in Aqueous Solution

P. Pagsberg, E. Bjergbakke, E. Ratajczak, A. Sillesen Chem. Phys. Lett., 272, 383-390, (1997) Kinetics of the gas phase reaction OH + NO (+M) --> HONO (+M) and the determination of the UV absorption cross sections of HONO

Takemitsu Arakaki, Takayuki Miyake, Tsuyoshi Hirakawa, Hiroshi Sakugawa Environ. Sci. Technol., 33 (15), 2561–2565, (1999) pH Dependent Photoformation of Hydroxyl Radical and Absorbance of Aqueous-Phase N(III) (HNO2 and NO2-)

J. Stutz, E.S. Kim, U. Platt, P. Bruno, C. Perrino, A. Febo J. Geophys. Res. 105, 14585-14592, (2000) UV-Vis Absorption Cross-Section of Nitrous Acid

A.S. Brust, K.H. Becker, J. Kleffmann, P. Wiesen Atmospheric Environment, 34, 13-19, (2000) UV Absorption Cross Sections of Nitrous Acid

W.S. Barney, L.M. Wingen, M.J. Lakin, T. Brauers, J. Stutz, B.J. Finlayson-Pitts J. Phys. Chem. A, 104, 1692-1699, (2000) Infrared Absorption Cross-Section Measurements for Nitrous Acid (HONO) at Room Temperature

E. Riordan, N. Minogue, D. Healy, P. O'Driscoll, J. R. Sodeau J. Phys. Chem. A, 109 (5), 779-786, (2005) Spectroscopic and Optimization Modeling Study of Nitrous Acid in Aqueous Solution

T. Gherman, D.S. Venables, S. Vaughan, J. Orphal, A.A. Ruth Environ. Sci. Technol., 42 (3), 890-895, (2008) Incoherent Broadband Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy in the near-Ultraviolet: Application to HONO and NO2

C. Anastasio, L. Chu Environ. Sci. Technol., 43 (4), 1108-1114, (2009) Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid (HONO) and Nitrous Acidium Ion (H2ONO+) in Aqueous Solution and Ice

A. Gratien, M. Lefort, B. Picquet-Varrault, J. Orphal, J.-F. Doussin, J.-M. Flaud J. Quant. Spectr. Rad. Trans., 110, 256-263, (2009) Experimental intercomparison of the absorption cross-sections of nitrous acid (HONO) in the ultraviolet and mid-infrared spectral regions

D. Yamano, A. Yabushita, M. Kawasaki, A. Perrin JQSRT, 111, 45-51, (2010) Absorption spectrum of nitrous acid for the v1+2v3 band studied with continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy and theoretical calculations

related data (quantum yield studies; photolysis studies, etc.)
R.A. Cox J. Photochemistry, 3, 175-188, (1974-1975) The photolysis of gaseous nitrous acid

W. H. Chan, R. J. Nordstrom, J. G. Calvert, J. H. Shaw Environ. Sci. Technol., 10 (7), 674-682, (1976) Kinetic study of nitrous acid formation and decay reactions in gaseous mixtures of nitrous acid, nitrogen oxide (NO), nitrogen oxide (NO2), water, and nitrogen

F. Sakamaki, S. Hatakeyama, H. Akimoto Int. J. Chem. Kin., 15, 1013-1029, (1983) Formation of nitrous acid and nitric oxide in the heterogeneous dark reaction of nitrogen dioxide and water vapor in a smog chamber

M. Fischer, P. Warneck J. Phys. Chem., 100 (48), 18749 -18756, (1996) Photodecomposition of Nitrite and Undissociated Nitrous Acid in Aqueous Solution 

Bin Ouyang, Wenbo Dong, Huiqi Hou Chem. Phys. Lett., 402, 306-311, (2005) A laser flash photolysis study of nitrous acid in the aqueous phase

K.J. Wall, C.L. Schiller, G.W. Harris J. Atmospheric Chemistry, 55, 31-54, (2006) Measurements of the HONO photodissociation constant

Additional datasheets and spectra of HONO are available at Spectra Service
DNO2; DONO; d-nitrous acid; CAS-No.:
A. S. Brust, K. H. Becker, J. Kleffmann, P. Wiesen Atmospheric Environment, 34 (1), 13-19, (2000) UV absorption cross sections of nitrous acid

H2ONO+; nitrous acidium ion
C. Anastasio, L. Chu Environ. Sci. Technol., 43 (4), 1108-1114, (2009) Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid (HONO) and Nitrous Acidium Ion (H2ONO+) in Aqueous Solution and Ice

HNCO; isocyanic acid; CAS-No.: 75-13-8
H. Okabe J. Chem. Phys., 53, 3507, (1970) Photodissociation of HNCO in the Vacuum Ultraviolet; Production of NCO A2Sigma and NH(A3pi,pi c1)

K. Uno, T. Hikida, A. Hiraya, K. Shobatake Chem. Phys. Lett., 166, 475-479, (1990) Formation of NH(c1), NH(A3) and NCO(A2SIGMA) in the VUV photolysis of HNCO

R.A. Brownsword, T. Laurent, R.K. Vatsa, H.-R. Volpp, J. Wolfrum Chem. Phys. Lett., 258, 164-170, (1996) Photodissociation dynamics of HNCO at 248 nm

R.K. Vatsa, H.-R. Volpp Chem. Phys. Lett., 340, 289-295, (2001) Absorption cross-sections for some atmospherically important molecules at the H atom Lyman-alpha wavelength (121.567 nm)

HCN; hydrogen cyanide; CAS-No.: 74-90-8
A. E. Douglas, D. Sharma J. Chem. Phys. 21, 448, (1953) Rotation-Vibration Spectra of Diatomic and Simple Polyatomic Molecules with Long Absorbing Paths. IX. The Spectra of the HCN and DCN Molecules from 2.5µ to 0.5µ

M.T. Macpherson, J.P. Simons J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 74, 1965-1977, (1978) Spectroscopic study of the predissociation H(D)CN (C1A') -> H(D) + CN (B2Sigma+)

J. A. Nuth, S. Glicker J. Quant. Spectr. Rad. Transfer, 28, 223-231, (1982) The vacuum ultraviolet spectra of HCN, C2N2, and CH3CN

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D.E. Milligan, M.E. Jacox J. Chem. Phys., 47, 278-285, (1967) Spectroscopic Study of the Vacuum-Ultraviolet Photolysis of Matrix-Isolated HCN and Halogen Cyanides. Infrared Spectra of the Species CN and XNC

H. Mizutani, H. Mikuni, M. Takahasi, H. Noda Origins of life and evolution of biospheres; 6 (4), 513-525, (1975) Study on the photochemical reaction of HCN and its polymer products relating to primary chemical evolution 

L.C. Lee Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, 282, 172-177, (1984) Photodissociation rates of molecules by the interstellar radiation field

DCN; hydrogen cyanide-d1; CAS-No.: 3017-23-0
A. E. Douglas, D. Sharma J. Chem. Phys. 21, 448, (1953) Rotation-Vibration Spectra of Diatomic and Simple Polyatomic Molecules with Long Absorbing Paths. IX. The Spectra of the HCN and DCN Molecules from 2.5µ to 0.5µ

HC3N; cyano acetylene; propynenitrile; CAS-No.: 1070-71-9; (see organic nitrogen compounds)
Y. Benilan, P. Bruston, F. Raulin, C. Cossart-Magos, J.-C. Guillemin J. Geophys. Res., 99, E8, 17069-17074, (1994) Mid-UV spectroscopy of propynenitrile at low temperature: Consequences on expected results from observations of Titan's atmosphere

HN3; hydrazoic acid; CAS-No.: 7782-79-8
J. R. McDonald, J. W. Rabalais, S. P. McGlynn J. Chem. Phys., 52, 1332-1340, (1970) Electronic Spectra of the Azide Ion, Hydrazoic Acid, and Azido Molecules

J.J. Orlando, G.S. Tyndall, E.A. Betterton, J. Lowry, S.T. Stegall Environ. Sci. Technol., 39, 1632-1640, (2005) Atmospheric chemistry of hydrazoic acid (HN3): UV absorption spectrum, HO· reaction rate, and reactions of the ·N3 radical

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K.-H. Gericke, M. Lock, F. J. Comes Chem. Phys. Lett., 186, 427-430, (1991) Photodissociation of HN3: Direct Formation of Hydrogen Atoms

P. A. Cook, S. R. Langford, M. N. R. Ashfold Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 1, 45-55, (1999) The ultraviolet photodissociation of HN3 : The H+ N3 product channel

Jian-yang Zhang, Kai-jun Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Steven A. Harich, Xiu-yan Wang, Xue-ming Yang, Alec M. Wodtke Chin. J. Chem. Phys., 20, 345-351, (2007) UV Photodissociation Dynamics of HN3 in 190-248 nm

Additional datasheets and spectra of HN3 are available at Spectra Service

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