Indium(III) hydroxide

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Indium(III) hydroxide
Identifiers
CAS number 20661-21-6
PubChem 88636
EC number 243-947-7
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Properties
Molecular formula In(OH)3
Molar mass 165.8404 g/mol
Appearance white
Density 4.38 g/cm3
Melting point 150 °C; 302 °F; 423 K (decomp.)
Solubility in water insoluble
Refractive index (nD) 1.725
Structure
Crystal structure cubic
Space group Im3
Coordination
geometry
octahedral
Hazards
NFPA 704
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Indium(III) hydroxide is the chemical compound with the formula In(OH)3, its prime use is as a precursor to indium(III) oxide, In2O3.[1] It is sometimes found as the rare mineral dzhalindite.

Structure

In(OH)3 has a cubic structure, space group Im3, a distorted ReO3 structure[2][3]

Preparation and reactions

Neutralising a solution of an InIII salt such as In(NO3)3, indium nitrate or a solution of InCl3 gives a white precipitate that on ageing forms In(OH)3.[4][5] A thermal decomposition of freshly prepared In(OH)3 shows the first step is the conversion of In(OH)3.xH2O to cubic In(OH)3[4] The precipitation of indium hydroxide was a step in the separation of indium from zincblende ore by Reich and Richter the discoverers of indium.[6]

In(OH)3 is amphoteric, like Ga(OH)3 and Al(OH)3 but is much less acidic than Ga(OH)3[5] having a lower solubility in alkali than in acid[7] and is for all intents and purposes a basic hydroxide.[8] Dissolving In(OH)3 in strong alkali gives solutions that probably contain either four coordinate In(OH)4 or In(OH)4(H2O)[8] Reaction with acetic acid or carboxylic acids is likely to give the basic acetate or carboxylate salt, e.g. In(OH)(OOCCH3)2.[7]

At 10MPa pressure and 250-400 °C In(OH)3 converts to indium oxide hydroxide, InO(OH) (which has a distorted rutile structure)[5]

Rapid decompression of samples of In(OH)3 compressed at 34 GPa causes decomposition, yielding some indium metal [9]

Laser ablation of In(OH)3 gives InOH, indium(I) hydroxide, a bent molecule with an In-O-H angle of around 132 ° and an In-O bond length of 201.7 pm [10]

References

  1. The Group 13 Metals Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium: Chemical Patterns and Peculiarities, Simon Aldridge, Anthony J. Downs, wiley, 2011, ISBN 978-0-470-68191-6
  2. Hydrothermal Investigation of the systems In2O3-H2O-Na2O and In2O3-D2O-Na2O. The crystal structure of rhombohedral In2O3 and In(OH)3, A Norlund Christensen, N.C. Broch, Acta Chemica Scandinavica 21 (1967) 1046-056
  3. Wells A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition Oxford Science Publications ISBN 0-19-855370-6
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sato, T. (2005). "Preparation and thermal decomposition of indium hydroxide". Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 82 (3): 775–782. doi:10.1007/s10973-005-0963-4. ISSN 1388-6150. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Egon Wiberg, Arnold Frederick Holleman (2001) Inorganic Chemistry, Elsevier ISBN 0123526515
  6. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry-Vol.-I,31st Edition, 2008, Krishna Prakashan Media,ISBN 13: 9788187224037, ISBN 10: 8187224037
  7. 7.0 7.1 The Aqueous Chemistry of the Elements, George K. Schweitzer , Lester L. Pesterfield , Oxford University Press, 19 Dec 2009,ISBN 019539335X, ISBN 978-0195393354
  8. 8.0 8.1 Anthony John Downs (1993). Chemistry of aluminium, gallium, indium, and thallium. Springer. ISBN 0-7514-0103-X. 
  9. Gurlo, Aleksander; Dzivenko, Dmytro; Andrade, Miria; Riedel, Ralf; Lauterbach, Stefan; Kleebe, Hans-Joachim (2010). "Pressure-Induced Decomposition of Indium Hydroxide". Journal of the American Chemical Society 132 (36): 12674–12678. doi:10.1021/ja104278p. ISSN 0002-7863. 
  10. Lakin, Nicholas M.; Varberg, Thomas D.; Brown, John M. (1997). "The Detection of Lines in the Microwave Spectrum of Indium Hydroxide, InOH, and Its Isotopomers". Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 183 (1): 34–41. doi:10.1006/jmsp.1996.7237. ISSN 0022-2852. 
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