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"Sideways" Bonded Dinitrogen in Matrix Isolated Cobalt Dinitrogen, CoN<sub>2</sub>
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1973
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Materials ScienceInorganic ChemistryCo 14Spectroscopic PropertyEngineeringNatural SciencesSpectroscopyInfrared SpectroscopyPhysical ChemistryChemistryDinitrogen MoleculeTransition Metal AtomSpectra-structure CorrelationInorganic Compound
Infrared spectra are reported for matrix isolated cobalt dinitrogen isotopic species, Co 14 N 2 , Co 14 N 15 N and Co 15 N 2 , formed in the cocondensation reaction of atomic cobalt with dilute nitrogen–argon matrices at 10°K. The data provide the first unambiguous spectroscopic evidence for a dinitrogen molecule bonded in a "sideways" fashion to a transition metal atom.