[xlovenuggetx]

Need help understanding why i'm unable to find information on 'HNO'. When i type it in google i get many results on HNO3. Does HNO exist in nature?

[Nosterius]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNO

[xlovenuggetx]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNO

The boiling point is not listed on the wikipedia entry and i can't find it in google advanced search.

it's AKA:
'Nitrosyl Hydride'
'Azanone'

no results.

[opsomath]

The Wikipedia article makes the answer to this question pretty clear.

[Nosterius]

Indeed

[xlovenuggetx]

The wikipedia entry says nothing about boiling point... not sure what you two are referring to.

[Borek]

Stability.

[xlovenuggetx]

Okay its unstable... I get that. But how come I can't find its boiling point? You all seem to think its an obvious matter- but its NOT obvious to me  .  I'm posting in the organic board because this is a question that arose from a test question in my organic class.

Thanks.

[fledarmus]

Experimentally, to determine the boiling point of a compound, you either need to isolate the compound in its pure liquid form and warm it up until it boils, or isolate the compound in its pure gaseous form and cool it down until it condenses. This compound is not stable enough to isolate in either a pure liquid or pure gaseous form. It is generated in situ in a solvent, and reacted without isolating it. When you try to isolate it, it decomposes.

[amintobello]

    MP  (exp database):  -163.6 deg C
    BP  (exp database):  -151.7 deg C
i dont know how reliable but only info i can find

[xlovenuggetx]

Experimentally, to determine the boiling point of a compound, you either need to isolate the compound in its pure liquid form and warm it up until it boils, or isolate the compound in its pure gaseous form and cool it down until it condenses. This compound is not stable enough to isolate in either a pure liquid or pure gaseous form. It is generated in situ in a solvent, and reacted without isolating it. When you try to isolate it, it decomposes.

thanks fledarmus for providing a clear answer to my question! Very interesting. OK back to work