Behaviour of barium and strontium oxides in liquid nitrogen tetroxide

Chemical transformations of barium and strontium oxides (MeO, MeO2) in liquid nitrogen tetroxide are considered in the temperature range of 290-493 K. The data on IR and Raman spectra of the reaction products in the region of 2500-600 cm-1 are presented. No formation of nitrosonium complexes of the type NO[Me(NOsub(3))sub(n)]sub(m) and adducts of the type Me(NO3)2xmN2O4 is detected. It has been established that MeO2 possess a higher reactivity in liquid nitrogen tetroxide than MeO. Using the methods of vibrational spectroscopy the bands, characteristic of MeO2 are signled out in MeO samples being in contact with nitrogen tetroxide