Rb3LnCl6 · 2 H2O (Ln = La?Nd): Darstellung,Kristallstruktur und thermisches Verhalten

Rb₃LnCl₆ · 2 H₂O (Ln = La? Nd): Preparation, Crystal Structure, and Thermal Behaviour The compounds Rb₃LnCl₆ · 2 H₂O (Ln = La? Nd) were prepared from acetic acid as powders. The preparation from aqueous solutions does not yield the pure products because RbCl precipitates as first compound. The structure of Rb₃LaCl₆ · 2 H₂O was determined by X-ray analysis of a single crystal obtained from aqueous solution. The compounds with Ln = La? Nd are isotypic. They crystallize hexagonally in the space group P6₃/m (Rb₃LaCl₆ · 2 H₂O: a = 1 220.4(2) pm, c = 1 688.6(3) (pm) with Z = 6. Anionic trimeric units Ln₃Cl₁₂(H₂O)₆]^3? are stacked along the c-axis over the corners of the unit cell. In the stacking frequency the units are rotated by 60° with respect to each other around the c-axis. The coordination number (C. N.) of Ln³⁺ is 8, which is satisfied by four bridging and two terminal chloride ions and two water molecules. The coordination spheres of the three rubidium ions in the different atomic positions are composed differently, their C.N. are 9, 8(+1) and 6(+6). The thermal dehydration of the compounds occurs in one step. The hydrates decompose at ca. 100°C to form the anhydrous compounds Rb₂LnCl₅ und RbCl since the anhydrous chlorides Rb₃LnCl₆ are thermodynamically stable above ca. 400°C only.