On the crystal structure and thermal decomposition of ammonium-iron(III) bis(hydrogenphosphate)

Dalton Trans. 2010 Feb 21;39(7):1791-6. doi: 10.1039/b912427f. Epub 2010 Jan 11.

Abstract

NH(4)Fe(HPO(4))(2) and its deuterated form have been synthesized as monophasic polycrystalline materials. Their crystal structures, including hydrogen positions, were determined by Rietveld refinement and Fourier synthesis using constant-wavelength neutron powder diffraction data. In addition, the thermal decomposition of NH(4)Fe(HPO(4))(2) was found to give mixtures of Fe(4)(P(2)O(7))(3) and Fe(PO(3))(3)via NH(4)FeP(2)O(7) formation, the crystal structure of which has also been refined from X-ray powder diffraction data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Ferric Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phosphoric Acids / chemistry*
  • Powder Diffraction
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • Ferric Compounds
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds