Americium nitride

Americium nitride is a binary inorganic compound of americium and nitride with the chemical formula AmN.

Preparation
Americium can be obtained from the reaction of metallic americium with nitrogen or ammonia at 750–800°C:
 * 2Am + N2 -> 2AmN
 * 2Am + 2NH3 -> 2AmN + 3H2

It can also be obtained from the reaction of americium trihydride (AmH3) with nitrogen at 750 °C:
 * AmH3 + N2 -> AmN + NH3

Chemical properties
Americium nitride reacts with cadmium chloride to form americium trichloride:


 * 2 AmN + 3 CdCl2 -> 2 AmCl3 + Cd3N2