Abstract: | The Thermal Behaviour of Caesiumchloroferrates(III) and Caesiumehloroferrate(III) Hydrates. II. The Rehydration of Decomposition Products of Cs3[FeCl6] — A Raman Spectroscopic Study under Definite Atmosphere of Water Vapour Cs3[FeCl6] formed by dehydration of Cs3[FeCl6] · H2O at about 160°C does not change at normal atmosphere within 3 till 4 hours. Rehydration under the vapour pressure of the eliminated water yields the monohydrate in nearly the same time. In the same manner rehydration of the solid mixture of Cs[FeCl4] and 2 CsCl formed by thermal decomposition of the metastable Cs3[FeCl6] (280°C) produces the intermediates Cs3[Fe2Cl9] and Cs2[Fe(H2O)Cl5] in mixtures with CsCl and, finally, Cs3[FeCl6] · H2O. The formation of Cs3[Fe2Cl9] from Cs[FeCl4] and CsCl is accelerated by water. The reaction cycle has been studied using Raman and IR spectroscopy. The results will be discussed with respect to thermoanalytical data. |