TBSchemer t1_jbi9bme wrote on March 9, 2023 at 5:56 AM

Reply to comment by BiochemistChef in Aromatic hexazine rings — [N₆]⁴⁻ — an all-nitrogen analogue of benzene, have finally been synthesized by researchers using high-pressure, laser-heated synthesis. The hexazine rings are present within a complex K₉N₅₆ structure containing [N₆]⁴⁻ and [N₅]⁻ rings as well as neutral nitrogen dimers. by MurphysLab

I wouldn't expect this compound to be directly useful for anything, given that it's unstable at all but the most extreme pressures. It's more of a theoretical demonstration.

BiochemistChef t1_jbi9pdo wrote on March 9, 2023 at 6:01 AM

True, I got so excited about the ring I glossed over the ridiculous environmental constraints. But I was also thinking it might be a high energy step in the process of synthesizing something else or possibly stabilized as part of a larger carrying unit, sort of like hemoglobin. I have no proof but I like to dream.