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Published on: February 15, 2016
Characterization and structure determination of ammonium bismuth oxalate hydrate, Bi(NH(4))(C(2)O(4))(2).xH(2)O
G Vanhoyland1, A Le Bail, J Mullens
1Laboratory of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, IMO, Limburgs Universitair Centrum, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. geert.vanhoyland@luc.ac.be
Abstract:
From on-line coupled TGA-MS and TGA-FTIR measurements, in combination with a quantitative chemical analysis, it was deduced that the chemical formula for an unknown bismuth oxalate compound had to be Bi(NH(4))(C(2)O(4))(2).3.71(6)H(2)O. Solution of the crystallographic structure on the basis of X-ray powder data proved this formula to be correct. The diffraction pattern was indexed by a tetragonal unit cell [a and c respectively 11.6896(2) and 9.2357(3) A; M(20) = 195 and F(30) = 302; Z(calc) = 4], from which the space group I4(1)/amd (No. 141) was derived. Direct methods were applied to solve the structure. The initial structural model was subsequently refined by means of the Rietveld method (R(B) = 8.0%, R(wP) = 14.0%). Bi is 8-fold coordinated by oxygen from the oxalate anions. Since these BiO(8) polyhedrons do not share any edges or vertexes, an open framework is formed with water and ammonium molecules between. As a result, water can easily be removed, which is clearly indicated by the instant weight loss in the TGA upon heating. Moreover, as shown by HT-XRD, this process of water exchange is reversible as long as the heating temperature does not exceed 100 degrees C.
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