Chemistry:Zirconium(II) hydride

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Zirconium(II) hydride[1]
Zirconium(II) hydride powder.jpg
Names
IUPAC name
Zirconium(II) hydride[2][3]
Other names
  • Hydride;zirconium(2+)[2]
  • Zirconium(2+) dihydride[2][3]
  • Zirconium dihydride[2][3]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 231-727-3
RTECS number
UNII
Properties
ZrH
2
Molar mass 93.240 g/mol
Appearance Grey tetragonal crystals or dark gray to black metallic powder[4][5]
Odor Odorless[4]
Density 5.60 g/cm3
Melting point 800°C (decomposes)
Insoluble[5]
Solubility Soluble in HF
Structure
tetragonal
dihedral (C2v)
Hazards
Main hazards Skin irritation, eye irritation, flammable[5]
GHS pictograms GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
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NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability code 3: Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient temperature conditions. Flash point between 23 and 38 °C (73 and 100 °F). E.g. gasolineHealth code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineReactivity code 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
3
1
1
270 °C
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

Zirconium(II) hydride is a molecular chemical compound with the chemical formula ZrH
2
. It is a grey crystalline solid or dark gray to black powder.[4][5] It has been prepared by laser ablation and isolated at low temperature.[6]

Zirconium(II) hydride has repeatedly been the subject of Dirac–Hartree–Fock relativistic calculation studies, which investigate the stabilities, geometries, and relative energies of hydrides of the formula MH
4
, MH
3
, MH
2
, or MH.

Zirconium(II) hydride has a dihedral (C2v) structure. In zirconium(II) hydride, the formal oxidation states of zirconium and hydrogen are +2 and −1, respectively, because the electronegativity of zirconium is lower than that of hydrogen. The stability of metal hydrides with the formula MH
2
(M = Ti, Zr, Hf) decreases from Ti to Hf.

Uses

Zirconium(II) hydride is used as a thermal neutron moderator in nuclear reactors and as a material for neutron reflectors in fast reactors.[4]

Zirconium(II) hydride in the form of a powder is used in powder metallurgy as a hydrogenation catalyst, vacuum tube getter, foaming agent in the production of metal foams and as a reducing agent.[4]

References

  1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–96, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Zirconium-dihydride
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.24771611.html
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://www.samaterials.com/zirconia-ceramic/1428-zirconium-hydride.html
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://www.samaterials.com/pdf/Zirconium-Hydride-sds.pdf
  6. Chertihin, George V.; Andrews, Lester (1995). "Reactions of laser-ablated Zr and Hf atoms with hydrogen. Matrix infrared spectra of the MH, MH2, MH3, and MH4 molecules". The Journal of Physical Chemistry 99 (41): 15004–15010. doi:10.1021/j100041a014. ISSN 0022-3654. 

See also