Liam A. V. Nagle-Cocco , Robert T. Bell , Nicholas A. Strange
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A synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction study of commercially obtained ‘cerium(III) carbonate hydrate’ indicates that multiple Ce-containing phases coexist, none of which are Ce2(CO3)3. The majority phase is an orthorhombic phase of composition CeCO3OH.
Cerium(III) carbonate is a precursor material for the synthesis of various Ce-containing compounds. In this work, a synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction study of commercially obtained ‘cerium(III) carbonate hydrate’ indicates that multiple Ce-containing phases are present. The majority phase CeCO3OH (52.49%wt) was refined using an orthorhombic Pmcn structure model with a = 5.01019 (2) Å, b = 8.55011 (4) Å and c = 7.31940 (4) Å, which is based on a reported structure for the lanthanoid carbonate mineral ancylite. Additionally, a substantial portion of the precursor material is cubic cerium(IV) oxide (47.12%wt).
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Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications is the IUCr''s open-access structural communications journal. It provides a fast, simple and easily accessible publication mechanism for crystal structure determinations of inorganic, metal-organic and organic compounds. The electronic submission, validation, refereeing and publication facilities of the journal ensure rapid and high-quality publication of fully validated structures. The primary article category is Research Communications; these are peer-reviewed articles describing one or more structure determinations with appropriate discussion of the science.