Hydrate schwacher und starker Basen. XI. Die Kristallstrukturen von NaOH · 3,5H2O und NaOH · 7 H2O. Eine Präzisierung

Hydrates of Weak and Strong Bases. XI. The Crystal Structures of NaOH · 3,5H₂O and NaOH · 7 H₂O. A Refinement The crystal structures of the hydrates NaOH · 3,5 H₂O (space group P2₁/c, Z = 8 formula units per unit cell; lattice parameters: a = 6.481, b = 12.460, c = 11.681 Å, β = 104.12° at ?100°C) and NaOH · 7 H₂O (P2₁/c, Z = 4; a = 7.344, b = 16.356, c = 6.897 Å, β = 92.91° at ?150°C) have been redetermined using MoKα diffractometer data. The obtained refinement of the structures, including the localization also of the H atoms for the first time, has led to new findings with respect to the H bonds. In particular, in both hydrates there is one such interaction of the rare type OH^? …? OH₂, from an OH^? ion to an H₂O molecule, i. e. with the OH^? ion as the proton donor.