Publication Date:
2003-10-22
Description:
The title compound, namely octaaquaytterbium(III) aquanonachlorotricadmate(II) hexahydrate, [Yb(H2O)8][Cd3Cl9(H2O)]·6H2O, was prepared by evaporation at 278 K from an aqueous solution of the ternary system YbCl3–CdCl2–H2O and was characterized by elemental chemical analysis and by X-ray powder and single-crystal diffraction studies. The crystal structure can be viewed as being built from layers of double chains of CdCl6 and CdCl5(H2O) octahedra separated by antiprismatic [Yb(H2O)8]3+ cations. The stabilization of the structure is ensured by O—H...O and O—H...Cl hydrogen bonds. A comparison with the structures of SrCd2Cl6·8H2O and CeCd4Cl11·13H2O is presented.
Print ISSN:
0108-2701
Electronic ISSN:
1600-5759
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
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