Beryllium azide


Beryllium azide, Be2, is an inorganic compound.

Synthesis

Beryllium azide has been synthesised by the reaction of beryllium chloride with neat trimethylsilyl azide:
Alternatively, dimethylberyllium reacts with hydrazoic acid in dry diethyl ether at −116 °C:

Structure

and Raman spectra suggest that beryllium azide consists of infinite chains, with tetrahedrally coordinated Be2+ ions linked by end-on bridging N3− ions.