Chemistry:Thorium heptaphosphide

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Thorium heptaphosphide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
P7Th
Molar mass 448.8540 g·mol−1
Appearance black rod-shaped crystals
Density 4.93 g/cm3[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thorium heptaphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula ThP
7
.[2] This is the most phosphorus-rich binary compound of a tetravalent thorium.[3]

Synthesis

Thorium heptaphosphide can be synthesized from the elements with addition of iodine at 830 K.[3][4]

Properties

Thorium heptaphosphide forms black rod-shaped crystals of orthorhombic crystal system.[1][4] It decomposes to Th
2
P
11
at 650 K in vacuo.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "mp-28410: ThP7 (Orthorhombic, P2_12_12_1, 19)". Materials Project. https://next-gen.materialsproject.org/materials/mp-28410. 
  2. (in de) Jahrbuch ... der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften. 1984. p. 599. ISBN 978-3-525-85390-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=X_4nAQAAIAAJ&q=Thorium+heptaphosphide. Retrieved 17 March 2024. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Von Schnering, Hans-Georg; Vu, Dong (1 February 1986). "Thorium heptaphosphide ThP7". Journal of the Less Common Metals 116 (1): 259–270. doi:10.1016/0022-5088(86)90234-1. ISSN 0022-5088. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022508886902341. Retrieved 17 March 2024. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Bickel, Michael; Wedemeyer, Horst (17 April 2013) (in en). Th Thorium Supplement Volume C 8: Compounds with Si, P, As, Sb, Bi, and Ge. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 101. ISBN 978-3-662-06348-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=_8P-CAAAQBAJ&dq=Thorium+heptaphosphide&pg=PR15. Retrieved 17 March 2024.