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Title: Syntheses and structures of three f-element selenite/hydroselenite compounds

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113 (United States)

The selenite/hydroselenite compounds Ce(SeO{sub 3})(HSeO{sub 3}), Tb(SeO{sub 3})(HSeO{sub 3}).2H{sub 2}O, and Cs[U(SeO{sub 3})(HSeO{sub 3})].3H{sub 2}O were synthesized by hydrothermal means at 453 K from the reaction of CeO{sub 2} or Tb{sub 4}O{sub 7} or UO{sub 2} with SeO{sub 2} and CsCl (as a mineralizer). Ce(SeO{sub 3})(HSeO{sub 3}) crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric orthorhombic space group Pca2{sub 1}. The structure comprises a two-dimensional network of interconnected CeO{sub 10} bicapped distorted square antiprisms and SeO{sub 3} trigonal pyramids. Tb(SeO{sub 3})(HSeO{sub 3}).2H{sub 2}O crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric orthorhombic space group P2{sub 1}2{sub 1}2{sub 1}. The structure features a two-dimensional layer of interconnected TbO{sub 8} distorted square antiprisms and SeO{sub 3} trigonal pyramids. Cs[U(SeO{sub 3})(HSeO{sub 3})].3H{sub 2}O crystallizes in the centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P2{sub 1}/n. The structure consists of two-dimensional layers of interconnected UO{sub 7} pentagonal bipyramids and SeO{sub 3} trigonal pyramids. The layers in all three structures are held together by hydrogen-bonding networks. - Graphical abstract: Structure of Ce[U(SeO{sub 3})(HSeO{sub 3})].3H{sub 2}O (Cs, purple; U, black; Se, blue; O, red; O{sub w}, green; H, gray).

OSTI ID:
21370435
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 182, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2009.03.016; PII: S0022-4596(09)00103-0; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English