Patent ID: 7641880

Claim:
A process for producing a metal nitride product by the metathesis of a metal nitride reactant and a reactant salt of a monovalent anion and the metal forming the metal nitride product, the metal nitride reactant and the reactant salt being at least partially dissolved in a liquid reaction medium, wherein the metal forming the metal nitride product is selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups IIIA, IIIB, IVB, VB and VIB of the Periodic Table while the metal forming the metal nitride reactant is selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups IA and IIA of the Periodic Table, wherein the liquid reaction medium includes a liquid accelerant comprising an ether having a single ether moiety, an ether having multiple ether functionalities in which adjacent ether groups are separated by at least 4 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof.