1,2-Diformylhydrazine Explained

1,2-Diformylhydrazine is the chemical compound with the formula NH(CHO). It is a white, water-soluble solid. A related species is the monoformyl analog, called formic hydrazide (HCONH,).

As verified by X-ray crystallography, it is a planar molecule with N-N, N-C, and C=O distances of 1.38, 1.33 and 1.24 Å, respectively.[1]

Notes and References

  1. G. A. Jeffrey, J. R. Ruble, R. K. McMullan, D. J. DeFrees and J. A. Pople "Neutron diffraction at 15 K and ab initio molecular-orbital studies of the structure of N,N'-diformohydrazide" Acta Crystallogr. (1982). B38, 1508-1513. .

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