Crystal Structure and Solution Species of Ce(III) and Ce(IV) Formates: From Mononuclear to Hexanuclear Complexes
Hennig, Christoph; Ikeda-Ohno, Atsushi; Kraus, Werner; Weiss, Stephan; Pattison, Philip; Emerich, Hermann; Abdala, Paula M.; Scheinost, Andreas C.
2013

Abstract

Cerium(III) and cerium(IV) both form formate complexes. However, the species in aqueous solution and the solid-state structures are surprisingly different. Ce(III) shows only mononuclear complexes in aqueous solution, whereas Ce(IV) forms a stable hexanuclear complex. The structural differences reflect the different influence of hydrolysis, which is weak for Ce(III) and strong for Ce(IV).

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Title Crystal Structure and Solution Species of Ce(III) and Ce(IV) Formates: From Mononuclear to Hexanuclear Complexes
Author(s) Hennig, Christoph ; Ikeda-Ohno, Atsushi ; Kraus, Werner ; Weiss, Stephan ; Pattison, Philip ; Emerich, Hermann ; Abdala, Paula M. ; Scheinost, Andreas C.
Published in Inorganic Chemistry
Volume 52
Issue 20
Pages 11734-11743
Date 2013
ISSN 1520-510X
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/ic400999j
Laboratories LCR
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