Yb3O(OH)6Cl·2H2O: an anion-exchangeable hydroxide with a cationic inorganic framework structure.
The first anion-exchangeable framework hydroxide, Yb(3)O(OH)(6)Cl·2H(2)O, has been synthesized hydrothermally. This material has a three-dimensional cationic ytterbium oxyhydroxide framework with one-dimensional channels running through the structure in which the chloride anions and water molecules are located. The framework is thermally stable below 200 °C and can be reversibly dehydrated and rehydrated with no loss of crystallinity. Additionally, it is able to undergo anion-exchange reactions with small ions such as carbonate, oxalate, and succinate with retention of the framework structure.
Goulding
Helen V
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Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK.
Hulse
Sarah E
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Clegg
William
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Harrington
Ross W
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Playford
Helen Y
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Walton
Richard I
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Fogg
Andrew M
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