The precipitation of magnesium hydroxoaluminate hydrate powders from sodium hydroxoaluminate solutions: Precipitate phases and precipitation mechanisms

Magnesium hydroxoaluminate hydrates were precipitated from different sodium hydroxoaluminate and hydroxoaluminate-hydroxide solutions at ambient temperature, at C_Al = 0.1 M, OH/Al ratios = 4–9 and XS OH/Al ratios = 1–6. The precipitations were monitored by potentiometric (pH) measurements while the final precipitate compositions were examined by chemical analysis, infra-red spectrophotometry and thermal analysis. At solution OH/Al ratio = 4, the main precipitate phase at 20°C was Mg(H₂O)_n[Al(OH)₄]₂ admixed with some Al(OH)₃; at solution OH/Al ratio = 5, the main phase was Mg₂(H₂O)₄[Al₂(OH)₁₀]; at solution OH/Al ratio = 7, the main phase was Mg₄(H₂O)_n(OH)₄[Al₂(OH)₁₀] while at solution OH/Al ratio = 9, the main phase was Mg₆(H₂O)_n(OH)₈[Al₂(OH)₁₀] admixed with some Mg(OH)₂. These hydrates were dehydrated at 60–100°C probably to the compounds Mg₂[Al₂O₃(OH)₄], Mg₄(OH)₄[Al₂O₃(OH)₄] and Mg₆(OH)₈[Al₂O₃(OH)₄], respectively.     

The coprecipitation of calcium aluminium hydroxide (calcium hydroxoaluminate hydrate) powders from aqueous solution with sodium hydroxide: Precipitate compositions and percipitation mechanisms

Calcium aluminium hydroxides were coprecipitated from different mixed metal cation solutions — at total C_M = 0.1 M and Ca/Al₂ ratios from 1 to 4 — with sodium hydroxide solution at ambient temperature. The coprecipitations were monitored by potentiometric (pH) titration and the final coprecipitate compositions were examined by chemical analysis, infra-red spectrophotometry and thermal analysis Generally, microcrystalline aluminium hydroxide was first precipitated at pH about 4; this then redissolved on further addition of sodium hydroxide to form hydroxoaluminate anion and polyanion and calcium aluminium hydroxide coprecipitates were formed continuously at pHs from about 9 to above 12. Their compositions were similar to the calcium hydroxoaluminate hydrates formed by direct precipitation from high pH sodium hydroxoaluminate solutions. At Ca/Al₂ ratio = 1, the main phase was probably Ca₂(H₂O)_h[Al₂(OH)₄]₂ with some Al(OH)₃; At Ca/Al₂ ratio = 2, the main phase was probably Ca₂(H₂O)_h[Al₂(OH)₁₀] dehydrating to Ca₂[Al₂O(OH)₈]; At Ca/Al₂ ratios = 3–4, the main phase was Ca₂(H₂O)_h[Al₂(OH)₁₀] with increasing amounts of Ca₄(H₂O)_h(OH)₄[Al₂(OH)₁₀] and 5–10 percent adsorbed or post-precipitated Ca(OH)₂.     

The coprecipitation of magnesium hydroxoaluminate hydrates from aqueous solution with ammonium hydroxide: Precipitate compositions and coprecipitation mechanisms

Magnesium hydroxoaluminate hydrates were coprecipitated from different mixed metal cation solutions at Mg/Al₂ ratios from 1 to 4 by ammonium hydroxide. The coprecipitations were monitored by potentiometric titration and the final precipitate compositions were examined by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, infra-red spectrophotometry and thermal analysis. The process of coprecipitation was similar to that for coprecipitation with sodium hydroxide but large excess of ammonium hydroxide was required for complete reaction at pHs from about 8 to 10.

• At Mg/Al₂ = 1, the main phase was probably Mg(H₂O)_h [Al(OH)₄]₂;
• at Mg/Al₂ = 2, the main phase was probably Mg₂(H₂O)_h [Al₂(OH)₁₀];
• at Mg/Al₂ = 4, the main phase was probably (MgOH₄) (H₂O)^h [Al₂(OH)₁₀].

     

The Coprecipitation of Zinc Aluminium Hydroxide Powders from Aqueous Solution with Sodium Hydroxide: Precipitate Compositions and Coprecipitation Mechanisms

Zine aluminium hydroxides were coprecipitated from different mixed metal cation solutions, at C_{M tot} = 0.1 M and at Zn/Al₂ ratios from 1 to 4, with sodium hydroxide solution. The coprecipitations were monitored by potentiometrie (pH) titration and the final coprecipitate compositions were examined by chemical analysis, infra-red spectrophotometry and thermal analysis. Generally, microcrystalline aluminium hydroxide was first precipitated at pH about 4; this then partially redissolved on further addition of sodium hydroxide (to form hydroxoaluminate anion) and zinc aluminium hydroxide coprecipitates were formed continuously at pHs from 5.5–6 to above 9. Their compositions were similar to the magnesium hydroxoaluminate coprecipitated from magnesium aluminium solutions. At Zn/Al₂ ratio = 1, the main phase was probably Zn(H₂O)_n [Al(OH)₄]₂; at Zn/Al₂ ratio = 2, the main phase was probably Zn₂(H₂O)_n [Al₂(OH)₁₀], whereas at Zn/Al₂ ratio = 4, the main phase was probably Zn(H₂O)_n(OH)₄[Al₂(OH)₁₀].     

Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of a porous coordination polymer of Sn-Cu xylarate: The structure of [Sn4Cu8.5(HL)2(L)4O2(OH)(H2O)12.5] · 17.2H2O

A porous coordination polymer of Sn-Cu xylarate [Sn₄Cu_8.5(HL)₂(L)₄O₂(OH)(H₂O)_12.5] · 17.2H₂O (H₅ L is xylaric acid) is synthesized for the first time and characterized by chemical analysis, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Centrosymmetric heterometallic fragments [Sn₄Cu₆(HL)₂(L)₄O₂(H₂O)₆] (A) including copper Cu1–3 and tin Sn1,2 atoms are distinguished in the structure. The Cu4(OH)_0.5(H₂O)_2.5 bridges connect A units into chains running along the c axis, and the Cu5(OH)(H₂O) bridges connect A fragments into layers perpendicular to the c axis. The Cu4,5 atoms form a framework whose voids accommodate the crystallization water molecules.     

Crystal structure of a new basic nitrate of neodymium(III), [Nd6O(OH)8(H2O)14(NO3)6](NO3)2 · 2H2O

A new basic Nd³⁺ nitrate, [Nd₆O(OH)₈(H₂O)₁₄(NO₃)₆](NO₃)₂ · 2H₂O (I), is isolated in the crystal form and studied. Compound I differs from the basic Ln nitrates containing [Ln ₆O(OH)₈] clusters in that it involves a larger number of water molecules. The incorporation of additional water molecules is accompanied by changes in the coordination environment of one of the three crystallographically independent Nd³⁺ cations. Two cations have coordination polyhedra in the form of a monocapped tetragonal antiprism with a coordination number of 9, and the third cation has a polyhedron in the form of a bicapped tetragonal antiprism with a coordination number of 10. Original Russian Text ? I.A. Charushnikova, C. Den Auwer, 2007, published in Kristallografiya, 2007, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 248–251.     

Metal-betaine interactions. IV. Crystal structures of trans-tetraaquabis(betaine)nickel(II) nitrate and trans-diaquatetrakis(pyridine betaine)cobalt(II) bis[trichloro(pyridine betaine)cobaltate(II)]

Two transition metal(II) complexes of betaine (Me₃N⁺CH₂COO^–, designated as BET) and pyridine betaine (C₅H₅N⁺CH₂COO^–, pyBET) have been prepared and investigated by X-ray crystallography and infrared spectroscopy. [Ni(BET)₂(H₂O)₄] (NO₃)₂ (1), (R _F=0.054 for 2518 observed MoK data) comprises slightly distorted octahedral [Ni(BET)₂(H₂O)₄]²⁺ cations in which the Ni(II) atom is centrosymmetrically coordinated by four aqua ligands and twotrans-related unidentate BET ligands, and the uncoordinated carboxy oxygens form intramolecular hydrogen bonds with the aqua ligands. [Co(pyBET)₄(H₂O)₂]·2[Co(pyBET)Cl₃] (2) (R _F=0.029 for 4696 observed data) consists of discrete octahedral [Co(pyBET)₄(H₂O)₂]²⁺ cations and tetrahedral [Co(pyBET)Cl₃]^– anions. In the centrosymmetric cation each of the twotrans-related aqua ligands form a pair of intramolecular hydrogen bonds with the uncoordinated oxygen atoms of two unidentate pyBET ligands. In the anion the cobalt atom is coordinated by one unidentate pyBET ligand and three chloro ligands.     

Crystal structure of strontium Di[bis(iminodiacetato)cobaltate(III)] pentahydrate,Sr[<Emphasis Type="Italic">cis</Emphasis>(N)-Co(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ida</Emphasis>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]<Subscript>2</Subscript> · 5H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

Compound Sr[cis(N)-Co(Ida)₂]₂ · 5H₂O (I) is synthesized and its crystal structure is determined. The crystals are built of [Co(Ida)₂]^? anionic complexes, [Sr(H₂O)₃]²⁺ hydrated cations, and crystallization water molecules. Two independent anions are located on rotation axis 2 and have close structures. A distorted octahedral coordination of Co³⁺ atoms is formed by two N atoms and four O atoms of two Ida ^2? ligands [Co-N, 1.932(3) and 1.940(3) Å; Co-O, 1.879–1.899(3) Å]. [Sr(H₂O)₃]²⁺ cations randomly occupy half of the positions in the vicinity of centers of inversion. In addition to three water molecules, the environment of the Sr²⁺ atom includes five O atoms of five Ida ^2? ligands [Sr-O, 2.487(3)-2.889(5) Å]. Because of the disordering of [Sr(H₂O)₃]²⁺ cations, the structural function of the Ida ^2- ligands varies from tridentate chelate to pentadentate bridging chelate. Sr-O and hydrogen bonds connect structural elements into a three-dimensional framework. The structure of I is compared with that of a related compound Sr[CoEdta]₂·9H₂O (II). It is shown that the formation of N-H…O hydrogen bonds, which connect [Co(Ida)₂]^? anionic complexes in I into compact chains, is an important factor leading to the difference between packings I and II.     

Two Novel Purely Inorganic Coordination Polymers Constructed From Bivalent Transition Metal Ions and Paratungstate Clusters

Abstract  

The new polymeric compounds (NH₄)₈[Cu(H₂O)₂H₂W₁₂O₄₂]·10H₂O (1) and (NH₄)₄[Co(H₂O)₂][Co(H₂O)₄]₂[H₂W₁₂O₄₂]·8H₂O (2) have been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterized by elemental analysis, TG analysis. Single crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that the [H₂W₁₂O₄₂]¹⁰⁻ (named paratungstate-B) units act as tetradentate and octadentate ligands, respectively. In compound 1, two neighboring paratungstate-B clusters are linked by [Cu(H₂O)₂]²⁺ units leading to the formation of 1D chain. In crystal of 2, each cobalt ion links two paratungstate-B clusters, while each [H₂W₁₂O₄₂]¹⁰⁻ block is surrounded by two [Co(H₂O)₂]²⁺ and four [Co(H₂O)₄]²⁺ bridging cations resulting a 2D sheet formed parallel to the [10[`1]] [10\bar{1}] plane.     

The crystal structure of aluminium,iron (III), and gallium acid phosphites

The structures of three acid phosphites of trivalent metals [Al(HPO₃H)₃(H₂O)] · H₂O (I), K[Fe(HPO₃H₄)] (II), and Rb₃[Ga(HPO₃H)₆] (III) have been determined. Structure I is layered, complex anions [Fe(HPO₃H)₄]⁻ form polymer chains in structure II, and structure III is insular.     

Composition and morphology control of Fex(PO4)y(OH)z·nH2O microcrystals

A series of Fe_x(PO₄)_y(OH)_z·nH₂O microcrystals were prepared by the hydrothermal reaction at 150 °C. The ratio of Fe²⁺/Fe³⁺ in Fe_x(PO₄)_y(OH)_z·nH₂O microcrystals can be adjusted by using Na₂S₂O₃·5H₂O as a reducing agent. The morphology control of Fe_x(PO₄)_y(OH)_z·nH₂O microcrystals was realized through regulating the molar ratio of LiAc·2H₂O/FeCl₃. Further, the morphology, structure and composition of Fe_x(PO₄)_y(OH)_z·nH₂O microcrystals were also investigated by x‐ray diffraction (XRD), x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The coprecipitation of magnesium aluminium hydroxocarbonate powders from aqueous solution: Precipitate compositions and coprecipitation mechanisms

Magnesium aluminium hydroxocarbonate hydrates were coprecipitated from mixed metal nitrate solutions, at total C_M = 0.2 M and Mg/Al₂ = 1 ratio, with four sodium hydrogen carbonate-sodium carbonate solutions (of pH 8.1 to 11.5) at ambient temperature. The course of precipitation was monitored by potentiometric (pH) titration, and the compositions of the primary and final precipitates were determined by chemical analysis, infrared spectrophotometry and X-ray diffraction. Precipitation generally occurred through three stages, primary precipitation (of low CO₃ aluminium hydroxocarbonates) at low pH with evolution of carbon dioxide, their dissolution by complexing to form hydroxocarbonatoaluminate anions and then secondary precipitation of the final coprecipitate at higher pHs. The final product from coprecipitation by sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (pH 8.1) was mainly the magnesium hydroxocarbonatoaluminate ‘MAHC I’; the final products from coprecipitation by sodium hydrogen carbonate-sodium carbonate solutions (pH 9.4 and 10.3) were ‘MAHC I’/‘MAHC II’ mixture and ‘MAHC II’/‘MAHC I’ mixture whereas the final product from coprecipitation by sodium carbonate solution (pH 11.5) was a complex mixture if ‘MAHC II’ with ‘MAHC I’ and ‘MAHC III’;

• ‘MAHC I’ was probably Mg₂[Al₄(OH)₁₀(CO₃)₃] · hH₂O,
• ‘MAHC II’ was probably Mg[Al₂(OH)₄(CO₃)₂] · h H₂O whereas
• ‘MAHC III’ was probably Mg[Al₂(OH)₆CO₃] · h H₂O.

     

Crystal structures of mixed ligand complexes containing saccharinate and nicotinamide: [Cu(saccharinato)2 (nicotinamide) (H2O)]⋅(H2O) and [M(nicotinamide)2 (H2O)4]⋅(saccharinate)2 (M = Ni2+, Co2+)

[M(saccharinato)₂(H₂O)₄] (M = Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Co²⁺) react with nicotinamide to form mixed ligand complexes, [Cu(saccharinato)₂(nicotinamide)(H₂O)](H₂O) (1) and [M(nicotinamide)₂(H₂O)₄](saccharinate)₂ (2: M = Ni²⁺; 3: M = Co²⁺), and their crystal structures have been determined by X-ray diffraction. In 1, the Cu²⁺ atom in an octahedral configuration is coordinated by two monodentate saccharinato ligands in the trans arrangement through the deprotonated ring nitrogens, by two bidentate nicotinamide ligands, one through the pyridyl ring nitrogen and the other through the amide oxygen, and by a water molecule, thus forming a nicotinamide-bridged one-dimensional extended structure. In the isomorphous complexes 2 and 3, the octahedral metal atom, which rides on a crystallographic center of symmetry, is coordinated by two monodentate nicotinamide ligands through the ring nitrogens and four water molecules to form a discrete [M(nicotinamide)₂(H₂O)₄]^{2 +} structural unit, which captures up and down two saccharinate ions, each through three hydrogen bonds: two hydrogen bonds between two water ligands and the ring N and the carbonyl O atoms and one between the amide N of the nicotinamide ligand and the carbonyl O.     

Growth and shape control of orthorhombic Fe5(PO4)4(OH)3·2H2O single crystalline dendrites

Orthorhombic Fe₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₃·2H₂O single crystalline dendritic nanostructures have been synthesized by a facile and reproducible hydrothermal method without the aid of any surfactants. The influences of synthetic parameters, such as reaction time, temperature, the amount of H₂O₂ solution, pH values, and types of iron precursors, on the crystal structures and morphologies of the resulting products have been investigated. The formation process of Fe₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₃·2H₂O dendritic nanostructures is time dependent: amorphous FePO₄·nH₂O nanoparticles are formed firstly, and then Fe₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₃·2H₂O dendrites are assembled via a crystallization-orientation attachment process, accompanying a color change from yellow to green. The shapes and sizes of Fe₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₃·2H₂O products can be controlled by adjusting the amount of H₂O₂ solution, pH values, and types of iron precursors in the reaction system.     

The precipitation of calcium hydroxoaluminate hydrate powders from sodium hydroxoaluminate solutions: Precipitate phases and precipitation mechanisms

Calcium hydroxoaluminate hydrates were precipitated from different sodium hydroxoaluminate and hydroxoaluminate-excess hydroxide solutions at ambient temperature (at C_Al = 0.1 to 0.3 M and at XS OH/Al = 0 to above 8). The precipitations were monitored by potentiometric (pH) measurements. Precipitate morphologies were examined by optical microscopy and precipitate compositions were determine by chemical analysis, infra-red spectrophotometry and thermal analysis. Generally at OH/Al ratios of 4 to 4.5 (XS OH/Al = 1 to 1.5), the compound 2 CaO · · Al₂O₃ · 8 H₂O (C₂AH₈) was precipitated with some aluminium hydroxide; then at OH/Al ratios of 5 to above 11 (XS OH/Al = 2 to above 8), the compound 2 CaO · Al₂O₃ · 8 H₂O was precipitated with increasing amounts of the compound 4 CaO · Al₂O₃ · 13 H₂O (C₄AH₁₃).     

X-ray diffraction study of the heterovalent copper compound [Cu4(OH)4 Bipy 4][Cu2(B10H10)3] · 4CH3CN

X-ray diffraction studies of three samples of the [Cu₄(OH)₄ Bipy ₄][Cu₂(B₁₀H₁₀)₃]·4CH₃CN crystals reveal a small amount (4?C6%) of the second component, which is related to the main component by a mirror pseudoplane. An analysis of the geometric structure and mutual arrangement of complex cations [Cu₄(OH)₄ Bipy ₄]⁴⁺ and anions [Cu₂(B₁₀H₁₀)₃]^4? in the cell shows that replacing structural elements by their mirror equivalents results in insignificant steric conflicts. The existence of this minor crystal component can be attributed to point substitution defects or a separate twin individual.     

Crystal structures of low-symmetry cancrinite and cancrisilite varieties

The high-sodium variety of cancrinite [Si_6.3Al_5.7O₂₄][Na₂(H₂O)₂][Na_5.7(CO₃)_0.9(SO₄)_0.1(H₂O)_0.6] (Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia) and the calcium-containing variety of cancrisilite [Si_6.6Al_5.4O₂₄][(Na_1.2Ca_0.4)(H₂O)_1.6][Na₆(CO₃)_1.3(H₂O)_1.2] (Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia) are studied. The trigonal unit cell parameters of the crystal structures under investigation are as follows: a = 12.727(4) Å, c = 5.186(2) Å, and space group P3 for the former mineral and a = 12.607(4) Å, c = 5.111(1) Å, and space group P3 for the latter mineral. The reduced symmetry of the new varieties as compared to the symmetry of typical cancrinite and typical cancrisilite is associated with the specific features in the arrangement of the carbonate groups and water molecules in channels. This inference is confirmed by the IR spectroscopic data.     

New layer megaborate Sm3[B13O22(OH)3](OH) · 3H2O and its place in the structural systematics

Crystals of a new aqueous rare earth borate Sm₃[B₁₃O₂₂(OH)₃](OH) · 3H₂O, space group P2/c, are obtained under hydrothermal conditions. The structure is determined by the heavy-atom method without preliminary knowledge of the chemical formula. The anionic radical is a boron-oxygen sheet in which two corrugated layers are related by centers of inversion. An independent layer is akin to pentaborate layers; it differs from the layer in (Nd_0.925Na_0.075)Nd[B₉O₁₅(OH)₂]Cl_0.85 · 2.65H₂O by an additional branch in the form of a 4: (3[2?? + 1T] + 1??) group. The intersheet space and large holes of the sheet accommodate Sm atoms, (OH) groups, and water molecules. The new Sm-borate and the related Nd-borate are polyborates (megaborates) with complex anionic radicals. In the Sm-borate, the new two-dimensional [B₁₃O₂₂(OH)₃]_??? complex anionic radical of the 13{(4: [2T + 2??])_?? + (5: [3T + 2??] + 4: (3[2?? + 1T] +1??))_??}_??? formula is built of three different blocks, unlike the [B₉O₁₅(OH)₂]_??? radical of the 9{(4: [2T + 2??])_?? + (5: [3T + 2??])_??}_??? formula in the Nd-borate, which consists of two blocks. The rule of the inverse relationship between the polymerization degrees of the boron-oxygen radical and rare earth polyhedra holds for both borates.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of [UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(NO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)<Subscript>2</Subscript>] · 2C<Subscript>12</Subscript>H<Subscript>18</Subscript>O

The compound [UO₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂] · 2C₁₂H₁₈O was synthesized and studied by IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The structure consists of the neutral island groups [UO₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂], which belong to the crystal-chemical group AB ⁰¹ ₂ M ¹ ₂ (A = UO₂ ²⁺, B ⁰¹ = NO₃⁻, M ¹ = H₂O) of uranyl complexes, and 1-adamantyl methyl ketone molecules. The characteristic features of the association of the complexes [UO₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂] and 1-adamantyl methyl ketone molecules in the crystal structure via hydrogen bonds are considered with the use of Voronoi-Dirichlet polyhedra.     

Effect of Al2O3 on the viscosity and structure of calcium silicate-based melts containing Na2O and CaF2

The effect of Al₂O₃ on viscosity in the calcium silicate melt-based system containing Na₂O and CaF₂ was investigated and correlated with the melt structure using FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopy, XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy), and Raman spectroscopy. Substituting SiO₂ with Al₂O₃ modified the dominant silicate network into a highly structured alumino-silicate structure with the aluminate structure being particularly prevalent at 20 mass% of Al₂O₃ and higher. As the melts become increasingly polymerized with higher Al₂O₃ content, the fraction of symmetric Al–O⁰ stretching vibrations significantly increased and the viscosity increased. XPS showed a decrease in the amount of non-bridged oxygen (O^?) but an increase in bridged oxygen (O⁰) and free oxygen (O^2?) with higher Al₂O₃. Although changes in the structure and viscosity with higher CaO/(SiO₂ + Al₂O₃) were not significant, the symmetric Al–O⁰ stretching in the [AlO₄]^5?-tetrahedral units decreased. The apparent activation energy for viscous flow varied from 118 to 190 kJ/mol.