Story: MacDiarmid, Alan Graham

Sulphur nitride model

Sulphur nitride model

Alan MacDiarmid proposed a structure for sulfur nitride that appeared to match up well with the chemical and X-ray data for the compound. He produced this diagram as part of his thesis on the preparation and properties of sulfur nitride and thiotrithiazyl chloride.

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Victoria University of Wellington
Reference: A. G. MacDiarmid, 'The preparation and properties of sulphur nitride and thiotrithiazyl chloride.' MSc thesis, University of New Zealand, 1949, p. 38

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Paul Callaghan. 'MacDiarmid, Alan Graham', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/6m2/macdiarmid-alan-graham (accessed 1 May 2024)