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* Carbon suboxide {{WikipediaLink|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_suboxide}} | * Carbon suboxide {{WikipediaLink|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_suboxide}} | ||
Carbon suboxide has a low energy state in earth’s oxidative environment and can be polymerized to a solid that could easily be stored by today’s means. When [[chemomechanical converters]] will become available there most likely will be better storage methods for depleted energy available though. So its just a curiosity. '''Note:''' Somewhat unintuitively the compound C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (ethylene dione) is very unstable. It has a short lifetime even at low temperatures. | Carbon suboxide has a low energy state in earth’s oxidative environment and can be polymerized to a solid that could easily be stored by today’s means. When [[chemomechanical converters]] will become available there most likely will be better storage methods for depleted energy available though. So its just a curiosity. '''Note:''' Somewhat unintuitively the compound C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (ethylene dione) is very unstable. It has a short lifetime even at low temperatures. | ||
− | This is one of the more subtel instances where one can see that the "[[periodic table as construction kit]]" metaphor must often be taken with a grain of salt. | + | This is one of the more subtel instances where one can see that the "[[Periodic table of elements|periodic table as construction kit]]" metaphor must often be taken with a grain of salt. |
== Compounds dominantly containing nitrogen == | == Compounds dominantly containing nitrogen == |
Revision as of 11:57, 30 January 2016
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Unusual transition element oxides
Transparent volatile liquids that are highly toxic:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmium_tetroxide
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthenium_tetroxide
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhenium(VII)_oxide
Rather inert compounds with fluorine
- Sulfur hexafluoride
- Nitrogen trifluoride
Other compounds with unusual properties
- Carbon disulfide
- Trimethylphosphine (leave to Wikipedia - please come back again)
- Carbon suboxide (leave to Wikipedia - please come back again)
Carbon suboxide has a low energy state in earth’s oxidative environment and can be polymerized to a solid that could easily be stored by today’s means. When chemomechanical converters will become available there most likely will be better storage methods for depleted energy available though. So its just a curiosity. Note: Somewhat unintuitively the compound C2O2 (ethylene dione) is very unstable. It has a short lifetime even at low temperatures. This is one of the more subtel instances where one can see that the "periodic table as construction kit" metaphor must often be taken with a grain of salt.