Molecular Parameters - Nitrogen Compounds

Molecular FormulaNameStructureBond Length (Å)Bond Angle (°)Symmetry
NClO nitrosyl chloride   N-O 1.14 ± 0.02 N-Cl 1.95 ± 0.01 ONCl 116 ± 2 Cs
NClO2 nitryl chloride Cl-NO2 N-Cl 1.83 N-O 1.21 ONO 129.5 C2v
NCl2H dichloroamine   N-H 1.014 (ass.) N-Cl 1.76 HNCl 102 (ass.) ClNCl 106 (ass.) Cs
NFO nitrosyl fluoride   N-O (1.13) N-F (1.52) ONF (110) Cs
NFO2 nitryl fluoride F-NO2 N-O 1.23 N-F 1.35 ONO 125 (ass.) C2v
NFO3 fluorine nitrate F-O1-NO2 N-O 1.29 ± 0.05 N-O1 1.39 ± 0.05 O1-F 1.42 ± 0.05 ONO 125 ± 5 FO1N 105 ± 5 Cs
NF3 nitrogen trifluoride   N-F 1.37 ± 0.02 FNF 102.5 ± 1.5 C3v
NHO2 (cis) nitrous acid   H-O 0.98 O-N 1.46 N-O1 1.20 (ass.) ONO1 114 ± 2 NOH 103 (ass.) Cs
NHO2(trans) nitrous acid nitrous acid
trans
H-O 0.98 (ass.) O-N 1.46 (ass.) N-O1 1.20 (ass.) ONO1 118 ± 2 NOH 105 (ass.) Cs
NHO3(s) nitric acid nitric acid a = 1.22 ± 0.02 b = 1.41 ± 0.02 aa = 130 ± 5 C1
NH3 ammonia   N-H 1.008 ± 0.004 HNH 107.3 ± 0.2 C3v
[NH4]+   in NH4Br N-H 1.031 ± 0.004    
NO nitric oxide   N-O 1.1509   C∞v
[NO]+     N-O 1.0619   C∞v
NO2 nitrogen dioxide   N-O 1.188 ± 0.004 ONO 134.1 ± 0.25 C2v
[NO2]+   in N2O5 N-O 1.154   D3h
[NO2]-   in NaNO2 N-O 1.236 (s=0.014) ONO 115.4 (s = 1.7) C2v
N2 nitrogen   N-N 1.0975 ± 0.0001   D∞h
N2F2 difluorodiazene difluorodiazen N-F 1.44 ± 0.04 N-N 1.25 ± 0.02 NNF 115 ± 5 trans-C2h cis-C2v
N2H4 hydrazine H2N-NH2 N-H 1.04 ± 0.06 N-N 1.47 ± 0.02 HNH 108 (ass.) HNN 108 ± 10  
N2O nitrous oxide N-N-O N-N 1.1257 N-O 1.1863 ± 0.0020   C∞v
N2O4(s) dinitrogen tetroxide (nitrogen dioxide dimer) O2N-NO2 N-N 1.64 N-O 1.17 NNO 126 ONO 108 D2h
N2O5 dinitrogen pentoxide (nitric anhydride) O2N-O1-NO2 O-N 1.18 (approx.) N-O1 1.3-1.4    
N3H hydrogen azide (azomide) hydrogen azide H-N 1.021 ± 0.01 N-N1 1.240 ± 0.003 N1-N2 1.134 ± 0.003 HNN1 112.65 ± 0.5 Cs

ass. = assumed parameter
( ) = preliminary results
(s) = in crystalline state

Reference: Tables of Interatomic Distances and Configuration in Molecules and Ions, L.E. Sutton, ed., London: The Chemical Society, 1958.