12-10275. Zinc Nitrite [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10102-02-0
N2O4Zn; mol wt 157.42.
N 17.80%, O 40.65%, Zn 41.55%.
Zn(NO2)2.

Description and references

Prepd by treating sodium nitrite with zinc sulfate in alcohol: Ephraim, Bolle, Ber. 48, 643 (1915).

Properties

Hydrolyzes so quickly that it cannnot be prepd from water, from which only basic salts will separate.

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.