Scandium(III) sulfide
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Other names
scandium sesquisulfide
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100.032.097 |
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Sc2S3 | |
Molar mass | 186.11 g/mol |
Appearance | yellow crystals |
Density | 2.91 g/cm3, solid |
Melting point | 1,775 °C (3,227 °F; 2,048 K) |
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orthorhombic
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Other anions
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Scandium oxide |
Other cations
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Yttrium(III) sulfide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Scandium(III) sulfide is a chemical compound of scandium and sulfur with the chemical formula Sc2S3. It is a yellow solid.
Structure
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cubic close packed array of anions. Whereas NaCl has all the octahedral interstices in the anion lattice occupied by cations, Sc2S3 has one third of them vacant. The vacancies are ordered, but in a very complicated pattern, leading to a large, orthorhombic unit cell belonging to the space group Fddd.[1]
Synthesis
- Sc2O3 + 3H2S → Sc2S3 + 3H2O
Scandium(III) sulfide can be prepared by reacting
scandium(III) chloride with dry hydrogen sulfide at elevated temperature:[2]
- 2 ScCl3 + 3 H2S → Sc2S3 + 6 HCl
Reactivity
Above 1100 °C, Sc2S3 loses sulfur, forming
nonstoichiometric compounds such as Sc1.37S2.[1]
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