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Ch 15. Group 15
N2 / O2 separation
BP
MW
main uses
N2
77K
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inert gas/coolant
O2
90K
32
fuel/medial
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Elemental Forms
N2
B(N≡N) = 946 KJ/mol (kinetically inert)
N2 fixation:
N2 + 3 H2
400C, 200 atm, Fe cat

2 NH3
Haber process, industrial source of all N compounds
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N2 chemistry
6 Li + N2
Li3N

2
[Ru(NH3)5(H2O)]2+ (aq) 
 Cat process to N cmpds?
bacteria
N2

NH4+
cat = nitrogenase
enzyme w/ Fe4S4 cage + MoFe7S8 cofactors (ferrodoxins)
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P allotropes
black P
white P
Molecular, Td, rapidly
oxidized to phosphate in air
red P
many polymorphs,
air stable
hexagonal puckered sheets
prep from high P or Bi flux, air stable
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History
From “The 13th
Element: The
Sordid Tale of
Murder, Fire, and
Phosphorus”
by John Emsley
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Elemental forms
As, Sb, Bi  incr. metallic character
Single vs. multiple bonds
D(E-E)
N
163
P
201
O
142
S
264
D(E=E)
409
D(E≡E)
946
447
431
NN
-P-PO=O
-S-S-
generally in the p-block, -bonds are uncommon except with period 2
elements
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Halides
almost all group 15 halides are air sensitive:
PCl3 + ½O2

O = PCl3
PCl3 + 4H2O

H3PO4 + 3HCl + H2 oxidation + hydrolysis
oxidation
all pentahalides hydrolyze rapidly and generate HX
N forms endoergic halides
NF3
to “NI3” show decreasing stability
NF4+ is isostructural to ammonium and is the only stable N(V) halide
P to Bi
MX3
MX5
C3v
D5h
MX6 all are known for X = F, most for Cl, some for Br,I
Oh
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Halides
PF5 to BiF5 show increasing Lewis acidity
ex :
PF5 + F  PF6
ΔH = - 340kJ/mol
SbF5 + F  SbF6
- 500kJ/mol
SbF5 is an oligomeric, viscous, colorless liquid
Heavier congeners
tend to higher CN
(SbF5)4
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Group 15 Frost diagrams
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Group 15 redox trends
• NO3 and Bi(V) are strong oxidants
• NO3 should be the strongest oxidant from general periodic trend
down a group (higher χ and higher IE result in less stable high
oxidation state). But there is no regular trend.
• Bi(III) is unusually stable due to inert pair effect
• PO43 is unusually stable due to strong P=O bonding
• Low pH increases oxidation strength of nitrogen oxoanions and also
often increases rate (via protonation of N-O bonds)
• most reactions are slow and many species are kinetically stable
ex: NO2 , N2O, NO, NO2  N2O4
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N oxides
N2O4 is isoelectronic w
C2O42 (oxalate). Since C
has lower χ than N, oxalate
has a stronger M-M bond and
there is no appreciable equ
w/ monomer
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N oxides
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N oxides
4 HNO3 (aq)  4 NO2 (aq) + O2 (g) + 2 H2O (l)
More rapid for conc. HNO3 due to presence of undissociated acid
Easier to break N-OH vs N=O
N2O (g) + 2 H+ (aq) + 2 e-  N2 (g) + H2O (l)
E = + 1.77 V at pH = 0, but it’s a poor oxidant due to slow reaction
kinetics
NO+ (solv) + e-  NO (g)
E ~ + 1.1 V, nitrosyl cation is a facile oxidant with rapid kinetics
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Low oxidation state N
Ox state
pKb
-3
-1
-2
Ammonia
hydroxylamine
hydrazine
4.8
8.2
7.9
also N3- (azide) which is isoelectronic with CO2 and N2O
NaN3

Na (m) + 3/2N2 (g)
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Pourbaix diagrams
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P oxides
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Phosphates
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P oxides
mostly strong reducing agents (except for P(V)), especially in base
Generally labile reactions
Ox state
+1
H2PO2 (hypophosphite)
H3PO2 is monoprotic
+3
HPO32 (phosphite)
H3PO3 is diprotic
+5
PO43 (phosphate) Td
H3PO4 is triprotic
Anhydride
P4 O 6
acid

H3PO3
H2O
P4O10

H3PO4
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Sb2O4
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PS compounds
Matches:
P4S3 + KClO3 + filler/glue/water = strike anywhere
KClO3 (head) and red P (stripe) = safety
P4S3
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PN compounds
Note that –P=N- is isoelectronic with –Si=O- (siloxanes)
130 C
nPCl3 + nNH4Cl
These
hydrolyze in
air to form
phosphate
and HCl

(Cl2PN)n + 4n HCl
n = 3 or 4
dichlorophosphazene trimer or tetramer
P4(NR)6
planar but not
aromatic
oligomer
 290 C + Lewis acid initiator
An air stable polyphosphazene
(Cl2PN)n polydichlorophosphazene, elastomeric at RT
 2n NaOR (can be OR , NR2)
[(RO)2PN]n
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Arsine ligand
4 As + 6 CH3I → 3 (CH3)2AsI + AsI3
(CH3)2AsI + Na
→
Na+(CH3)2As- + NaI
o-C6H4Cl2 / THF
Na+(CH3)2As-
→
o-C6H4(As(CH3)2)2
soft LB, bidentate
[PdCl6]2-
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Organoarsine chemistry
As(CH3)3 + CH3Br → As(CH3)4+Br-
oxidative addition As(III) -> As(V)
For As(Ph)3 , this does not work
Ph3As=O + PhMgBr → Ph4As+Br(Td)
+ MgO
acid-base exchange
LiPh
AsPh5 + LiBr
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As-As bonding
2As(CH3)2Br + Zn
→
(CH3)2As-As(CH3)2 + ZnBr2
As5(CH3)5
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