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tetrasulfur tetranitride

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  • Comparison of the hexagonal structures of graphite (left) and boron nitride, BN (right).
    nitride
    / Sulfur nitrides

    …two most interesting ones are tetrasulfur tetranitride, S4N4, and disulfur dinitride, S2N2, because they are precursors to an unusual polymer called polythiazyl, (SN)x. This polymeric sulfur nitride is unusual because, even though it is composed solely of two nonmetals, it exhibits some properties normally associated only with metals. The best…

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    …two most interesting ones are tetrasulfur tetranitride, S4N4, and disulfur dinitride, S2N2, because they are precursors to an unusual polymer called polythiazyl, (SN)x. This polymeric sulfur nitride is unusual because, even though it is composed solely of two nonmetals, it exhibits some properties normally associated only with metals. The best…

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