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  <creation_date>2016-05-19 03:07:20 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-08-26 00:29:24 UTC</update_date>
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  <common_name>Silicon nitride</common_name>
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  <description>Silicon nitride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula N4Si3 and an average molecular weight of 140.28 g/mol. Silicon nitride belongs to the metalloid nitrides, a subclass of metalloid organides within the inorganic compounds. This substance is categorized as a mixed metal/non-metal compound.

The compound is found in or released from 39 recorded sources across several diverse sectors. Within electrical and electronic equipment, it is associated with amplifiers, antennas, adjustable resistors, auxiliary devices, and coils, among 19 other items. In the realm of building and construction, it is found in floors, ceilings, roofs, ladders, and fencing, as well as three additional sources. Household cleaning and consumer products containing the compound include tobacco pipes, pipe accessories, ash trays, other smoking requisites, and non electric simulated smoking devices. Furthermore, silicon nitride is linked to household items such as key rings and is utilized in food, food processing and cookware, specifically for processing fish.</description>
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  <chemical_formula>N4Si3</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>140.283</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>139.943075621</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>1Si-hexacyclo[3.1.1.0¹,⁴.0²,⁵.0³,⁶.0³,⁷]trisilazane</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>silicon nitride</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>12033-89-5</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>N12[Si]34N5[Si]11N3[Si]25N41</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/N4Si3/c1-5-2-6(1)3(5)7(1,2)4(5)6</inchi>
  <inchikey>HQVNEWCFYHHQES-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
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    <kingdom>Inorganic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Mixed metal/non-metal compounds</super_class>
    <class>Metalloid organides</class>
    <sub_class>Metalloid nitrides</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Metalloid nitrides</direct_parent>
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      <alternative_parent>Inorganic nitrides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic salts</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Metalloid salts</alternative_parent>
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      <substituent>Inorganic metalloid salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic nitride</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Metalloid nitride</substituent>
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  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
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      <value>1Si-hexacyclo[3.1.1.0¹,⁴.0²,⁵.0³,⁶.0³,⁷]trisilazane</value>
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