Compounds with Nobel Gases and Hydrogen

This volume describes compounds of nitrogen with noble gases and, in the major part, compounds composed of one nitrogen atom and up to five hydrogen atoms with the exception of ammonia and the major ammonium ion. Interest in a number of binary nitrogen-noble gas species focussed on their bonding behavior. The binary compounds of nitrogen and hydrogen described in this volume comprise NH, NH2, NH4, and NH3, their corresponding ions, and some adducts. The molecules NH and NH2 participate in photolytic processes in the atmosphere. They also play an essential role in combustion systems regardless of whether the nitrogen originates from a nitrogen-containing fuel or from the air. Thus, extensive work has been devoted to their chemical and physico-chemical properties. The production and detection methods of these species as well as their elementary reactions are comprehensively described. In addition, detailed information is given on their spectral behavior, the knowledge of which is important for their detection and for kinetic studies of their reactions.