JOURNAL ARTICLE

[Sc2(μ-OH)2(H2O)6(NO3)2](NO3)2: Aqueous Synthesis and Characterization

Wei WangI‐Ya ChangLev N. ZakharovPaul Ha‐Yeon CheongDouglas A. Keszler

Year: 2013 Journal:   Inorganic Chemistry Vol: 52 (4)Pages: 1807-1811   Publisher: American Chemical Society

Abstract

[Sc(2)(μ-OH)(2)(H(2)O)(6)(NO(3))(2)](NO(3))(2) has been synthesized from an aqueous scandium nitrate solution by using zinc powder as a reducing agent for nitric acid, which drives an increase in pH and forces the condensation of aqua scandium cations. This preparative route readily produces gram-scale samples with yields near 65%. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study reveals a structure characterized by a hydroxo-bridged Sc dimer. The FTIR spectrum of the compound has been modeled via ab initio computations, allowing the identification of signature IR peaks. Some initial observations on the thermal transformation of the compound to Sc(2)O(3) are also reported.

Keywords:
Chemistry Scandium Aqueous solution Dimer Crystallography Inorganic chemistry Crystal structure X-ray crystallography Nitric acid Physical chemistry Analytical Chemistry (journal) Diffraction Organic chemistry

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