Hydroflux Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Na5[RE(OH)6][MO4] (RE = Y, Sc, Er–Lu; M  = Cr, Mo, W) and Na8[Sc(OH)6]2[CrO4]

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Abstract

Reacting rare-earth oxides RE2O3 (RE = Y, Sc, Er.Lu) with transition metal oxides MO3 (M = Cr, Mo, W) in ultra-alkaline NaOH hydroflux at 250 °C for 10 h results in transparent crystalline products with high yield and purity. Fifteen new compounds with the general formula Na5[RE(OH)6][MO4] are structurally characterized with single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structures consist of isolated [RE(OH)6]3− octahedra and [MO4]2− tetrahedra surrounded by Na+ cations. While the chromates crystallize in the monoclinic space group C2/c, the molybdates and tungstates adopt the space group I2/a, all with very similar lattice parameters. The two structure types are similar, but not identical. Both structure types can be derived from the same hypothetical structure, which exhibits higher translational symmetry in the k2 supergroup C2/m. Under similar hydroflux condition, the scandium compound Na8[Sc(OH)6]2[CrO4] is also obtained, which crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric tetragonal space group I (Formula presented.) 2d. Three thulium compounds are investigated in more detail. Thermal analysis reveals that Na5[Tm(OH)6][WO4] decomposes at about 320 °C to Na2WO4 and Tm2O3. All thulium compounds are paramagnetic with moments close to the value expected for the free rare-earth cation, but show deviations from Curie–Weiss behavior below 25 K.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere202500317
FachzeitschriftEuropean journal of inorganic chemistry
Jahrgang28
Ausgabenummer27
PublikationsstatusElektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung - 8 Aug. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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ORCID /0000-0002-2391-6025/work/192581780

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  • Bärnighausen tree, hydroflux synthesis, hydroxometalates, pseudosymmetry, rare-earth compounds