“…The crystal structure was determined by powder X-ray diffraction and refined by the Rietveld method [Na 4.32 and Na 2 CN 2 were prepared by reactions of Li 2 C 2 with Li 3 N and NaNH 2 with NaHCN 2 at elevated temperatures. [5,6] ZnCN 2 , which is used as starting material for syntheses of manganese and chromium carbodiimides by metathesis reaction, was prepared by reaction of ZnSO 4 and Na 2 CN 2 in aqueous solution and subsequent sintering at 843 K. [7][8][9] Besides the already mentioned alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metal carbodiimides, there are also rare earth metal carbodiimides like Eu(CN 2 ) 3 , synthesized by reaction of Eu 3 N 2 , NaN 3 , and carbon, and RE 2 (CN 2 ) 3 (RE = Yb, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er), produced by metathesis of Li 2 CN 2 with the corresponding rare earth metal chlorides at temperatures between 723 and 873 K. [10][11][12] Moreover, there are many other compounds containing the [NCN] 2-unit. [13][14][15] In 2012 Niewa et al illustrated that the ammonothermal technique, besides the common usage for crystal growth of GaN and synthesis of imides, amides and nitrides, is a promising method for the preparation of carbodiimides as well.…”