Crystal Structure of Nonaaquayttrium(III) Bromate at 100 K

Document Type : Research Note

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School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455 Tehran,, I.R. IRAN

Abstract

The structure of the nonaaquayttrium (III) bromate, [Y(H2O)9](BrO3)3, at low temperature (100 K) has been studied by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallography shows a hexagonal unit cell, space group P63/mmc (No. 194) with Z = 2, a = b = 11.7104(11) Å, c = 6.6259(5) Å and V = 786.90(12) Å3 at 100 K. The hydrated trivalent yttrium(III) ion forms a tricapped trigonal prism, in which the yttrium(III) ion is surrounded by six equidistant water molecules in the prism and three more distant water molecules in capping positions with M-O bond distances of 2.370(2) and 2.446(3) Å, respectively. Relatively strong hydrogen bonds (2.818 and 2.851 Å) from water molecules to the bromate ions stabilize the trigonal prism around the yttrium(III) ions.

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