Lanthanum hydroxide

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Lanthanum(III) hydroxide
La(OH)3.png
__ La3+     __ OH
Names
IUPAC name
Lanthanum(III) hydroxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 238-510-2
UNII
Properties
La(OH)3
Molar mass 189.93 g/mol
Ksp= 2.00·10−21
Structure
hexagonal
P63/m, No. 176
a = 6.547 Å, c = 3.854 Å
Hazards
Main hazards Irritant
GHS pictograms GHS05: Corrosive
GHS Signal word Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability (red): no hazard codeHealth code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineReactivity (yellow): no hazard codeSpecial hazard W: Reacts with water in an unusual or dangerous manner. E.g. sodium, sulfuric acidNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
1
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
Lanthanum(III) chloride
Other cations
Cerium(III) hydroxide
Actinium(III) hydroxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Lanthanum hydroxide is La(OH)3, a hydroxide of the rare-earth element lanthanum.

Synthesis

Lanthanum hydroxide can be obtained by adding an alkali such as ammonia to aqueous solutions of lanthanum salts such as lanthanum nitrate. This produces a gel-like precipitate that can then be dried in air.[2]

La(NO
3
)
3
+ 3 NH
4
OH → La(OH)
3
+ 3 NH
4
NO
3

Alternatively, it can be produced by hydration reaction (addition of water) to lanthanum oxide.[3]

La
2
O
3
+ 3 H
2
O → 2 La(OH)
3

Characteristics

Lanthanum hydroxide does not react much with alkaline substances, however is slightly soluble in acidic solution.[2] In temperatures above 330 °C it decomposes into lanthanum oxide hydroxide (LaOOH), which upon further heating decomposes into lanthanum oxide (La
2
O
3
):[4]

La(OH)
3
[math]\displaystyle{ \mathrm{ \xrightarrow [-H_2O]{330\ ^{o}C} \ } }[/math] LaOOH
2 LaOOH [math]\displaystyle{ \mathrm{\xrightarrow [-H_2O]{\Delta} \ } }[/math] La
2
O
3

Lanthanum hydroxide crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system. Each lanthanum ion in the crystal structure is surrounded by nine hydroxide ions in a tricapped trigonal prism.[5]

References

  1. "C&L Inventory". https://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/cl-inventory-database/-/discli/details/123392. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 E.V. Shkolnikov (2009). "Thermodynamic Characterization of the Amphoterism of Hydroxides and Oxides of Scandium Subgroup Elements in Aqueous Media". Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry 82 (2): 2098–2104. doi:10.1134/S1070427209120040. 
  3. Ding, Jiawen; Wu, Yanli; Sun, Weili; Li, Yongxiu (2006). "Preparation of La(OH)3 and La2O3 with Rod Morphology by Simple Hydration of La2O3". Journal of Rare Earths 24 (4): 440–442. doi:10.1016/S1002-0721(06)60139-7. 
  4. Michael E. Brown, Patrick Kent Gallagher (2008). Handbook of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. Elsevier. p. 482. ISBN 978-0-44453123-0. 
  5. Beall, G.W.; Milligan, W.O.; Wolcott, Herbert A. (1977). "Structural trends in the lanthanide trihydroxides" (in en). Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry 39 (1): 65–70. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(77)80434-X. 

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