Three Bromides of Lanthanum: LaBr2, La2Br5, and LaBr3 |
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| Authors: | Karl Krmer Thomas Schleid Mathias Schulze Werner Urland Gerd Meyer |
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| Institution: | Karl Krämer,Thomas Schleid,Mathias Schulze,Werner Urland,Gerd Meyer |
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| Abstract: | Colourless LaBr3 was obtained via the ammonium-bromide route and in singlecrystalline form by chemical vapour-phase transport with aluminium tribromide. Black single crystals of LaBr2 and La2Br5 have been grown from the melts that are obtained by lithium reduction of lanthanum tribromide in sealed tantalum ampoules at 850°C. The crystal structures of the three bromides of lanthanum were refined: LaBr 2. 2H2–MoS2 type, hexagonal (P63/mmc), a = 409.88(4) pm, c = 1390.0(1) pm, R = Rw = 0.092; La 2 Br 5. Pr2I5 type, monoclinic (P21/m), a = 789.09(6) pm, b = 424.89(4) pm, c = 1342.3(1) pm, β = 91.60(1)º, R = 0.067, Rw = 0.055; LaBr3 . UCl3 type, hexagonal (P63/m), a = 797.13(4) pm, c = 452.16(4) pm, R = 0.036, Rw = 0.032. |
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