Darstellung und Struktur von U2Ta6O19, einer neuen Verbindung mit „Jahnberg‐Struktur”︁, sowie Anmerkungen zu den ersten Oxidchloriden in den Systemen Th/Nb/O/Cl und Th/Zr(Hf)/Nb/O/Cl |
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Authors: | Michaela Schleifer Jochen Busch Barbara Albert Reginald Gruehn |
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Abstract: | Synthesis and Crystal Structure of U2Ta6O19, a New Compound with “Jahnberg‐Structure” and a Note to the First Oxide Chlorides in the Systems Th/Nb/O/Cl and Th/Zr(Hf)/Nb/O/Cl Black crystals of U2Ta6O19 with hexagonal shape were obtained (at T1) by chemical transport using HCl (p (HCl, 298 K) = 1 atm; silica tube) as transport agent in a temperature gradient (T2 → T1; 1000 °C → 950 °C) and using a mixture of UO2, Ta2O5, and HfO2 (or ZrO2) (1 : 2 : 2) as starting materials (at T2). For the structure determination the best result was achieved in space group P63/mcm (No. 193, a = 6.26(2) Å, c = 19.86(6) Å). U2Ta6O19 is isotypical to Th2Ta6O19. In the crystal structure each uranium atom is surrounded by oxygen atoms like a bi‐capped trigonal antiprism and tantalum atoms like a pentagonal bipyramid (CN = 7). Like the “Jahnberg Structures” both coordination polyhedra arrange themselves in separate layers (U–O‐polyhedra, in o‐, Ta–O‐polyhedra in p‐layers) so that in the direction of the c‐axis the sequence of layers is p‐p‐o. Using chemical transport it was possible to prepare the compounds Th12Nb16O63Cl2 and Th8M4Nb16O63Cl2 (M = Zr, Hf), which are the first quaternary and quinquinary examples in these systems. They crystallize isotypically. |
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Keywords: | Uranium Tantalum Niobium Oxide chlorides Chemical vapor transport Crystal structure Jahnberg‐structure family |
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