Ytterbium(III) sulfide

Ytterbium(III) sulfide  Names

Other names

Ytterbium sulfide, diytterbium trisulfide, ytterbium sesquisulfide

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 12039-20-2

3D model (JSmol)

* Interactive image

ChemSpider |

* 145470

EC Number |

* 234-888-8

PubChem CID

* 166022

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

* 90923375

InChI

* InChI=1S/S.Yb

Key: QHGZBASAVJOMNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

* [Yb].[S]

Properties

Chemical formula

| S3Yb2
Molar mass | 442.27 g·mol−1
Appearance  | yellow crystals
Density | 6.02 g/cm3

Solubility in water

| insoluble
Structure

Crystal structure

| rhombic

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Infobox references

Ytterbium(III) sulfide is a binary inorganic compound of ytterbium and sulfur with the chemical formula Yb

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## Contents

* 1 Preparation
* 2 Physical properties
* 3 Uses
* 4 References

## Preparation

Ytterbium(III) sulfide can be obtained by reacting ytterbium and sulfur in an inert atmosphere at 450–800 °C:

2Yb + 3S → Yb

It can also be prepared by passing hydrogen sulfide through heated ytterbium(III) oxide:

3 \+ 3H
2S → Yb

3 \+ 3H

## Physical properties

Ytterbium(III) sulfide forms yellow crystals of rhombic symmetry, and cell parameters a = 0.678 nm, b = 0.995 nm, c = 0.361 nm.[2]

## Uses

The compound is used in the production of ceramics and as a catalyst.[3]

## References

1. ↑ "YTTERBIUM SULFIDE (YB2S3) POWDER". albmaterials.com. https://www.albmaterials.com/high-purity-materials/1000-ytterbium-sulfide-yb2s3-powder-12039-20-2.html.
2. ↑ El Fadli, Z.; Lemoine, P.; Guittard, M.; Tomas, A. (19 August 2010). "ChemInform Abstract: Structure of the Ytterbium Sulfide Yb2S3." (in en). ChemInform 25 (23): no. doi:10.1002/chin.199423005. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chin.199423005. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
3. ↑ "Ytterbium Sulfide Powder Yb2S3, CAS No 12039-20-2" (in en). CG MATERIAL. https://cgmaterial.com/products/ytterbium-sulfide-powder-yb2s3-cas-no-12039-20-2.

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Ytterbium compounds

Yb(II)|

* YbCl2

Yb(III)|

* YbBr3
* YbCl3
* YbF3
* Yb2O3
* Yb2(SO4)3

Other|

* YbRh2Si2

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Sulfides

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Li2S | BeS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | B2S3 | CS2
COS | (NH4)SH | O | F | Ne
Na2S
Na2Sx | MgS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Al2S3 | SiS
SiS2 | PxSy | S | Cl | Ar
K2S | CaS | Sc2S3 | TiS2 | V | CrS
Cr2S3 | MnS
MnS2 | FeS
Fe3S4 | CoS | NiS | Cu2S
CuS | ZnS | GaS
Ga2S3 | GeS
GeS2 | As2S3
As4S3 | SeS2 | Br | Kr
Rb2S | SrS | Y2S3 | ZrS2 | NbS2 | MoS2 | Tc | Ru | Rh2S3 | PdS | Ag2S | CdS | In2S3 | SnS
SnS2 | Sb2S3
Sb2S5 | TeS2 | I | Xe
Cs2S | BaS | *  | HfS2 | TaS2 | WS2
WS3 | ReS2
Re2S7 | Os | Ir2S3
IrS2 | PtS
PtS2 | Au2S
Au2S3 | HgS | Tl2S | PbS
PbS2 | Bi2S3 | Po | At | Rn
Fr | Ra | **  | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| * | La2S3 | CeS
Ce2S3 | Pr2S3 | Nd2S3 | Pm2S3 | SmS
Sm2S3 | Eu2S3 | Gd2S3 | Tb2S3 | Dy2S3 | Ho2S3 | Er2S3 | Tm2S3 | Yb2S3 | Lu2S3 |
| ** | Ac | ThS2 | Pa | US2 | Np | Pu | Am | Cm | Bk | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | Lr |

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