Indium(III) nitrate

Indium(III) nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • anhydrous: 237-393-5
RTECS number
  • anhydrous: NL1750000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/In.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
    Key: LKRFCKCBYVZXTC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • monohydrate: InChI=1S/In.3NO3.H2O/c;3*2-1(3)4;/h;;;;1H2/q+3;3*-1;
    Key: YZZFBYAKINKKFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • trihydrate: InChI=1S/In.3NO3.3H2O/c;3*2-1(3)4;;;/h;;;;3*1H2/q+3;3*-1;;;
    Key: HVDZMISZAKTZFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • tetrahydrate: InChI=1S/In.3NO3.4H2O/c;3*2-1(3)4;;;;/h;;;;4*1H2/q+3;3*-1;;;;
    Key: ZYYDOSLSINDXIQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • anhydrous: [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[In+3]
  • monohydrate: [N+](=O)([O-])O[In](O[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-].O
  • trihydrate: [N+](=O)([O-])O[In](O[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-].O.O.O
  • tetrahydrate: [N+](=O)([O-])O[In](O[N+](=O)[O-])O[N+](=O)[O-].O.O.O.O
Properties
In(NO3)3
Molar mass 300.83 g/mol
Appearance White solid
Density 2.43 g/cm3 (pentahydrate)[1]
Melting point 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K) (decomposes, hydrate)
Soluble
Structure[1]
Monoclinic
C2/c
a = 10.35 Å, b = 9.17 Å, c = 11.25 Å
α = 90°, β = 91.05°, γ = 90°
1068 Å3
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS03: OxidizingGHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H272, H315, H319, H335
P210, P220, P221, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Indium(III) nitrate is a nitrate salt of indium which forms various hydrates. Only the pentahydrate has been crystallographically verified. Other hydrates are also reported in literature, such as the trihydrate.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c M. A. Malyarik; S. P. Petrosyants; A. B. Ilyukhin; Yu. A. Buslaev (1993). "Polyfunctionality of the nitrate group, coordination numbers of trivalent indium in nitrates complexes, and crystal structures of [In(NO3)(H2O)5](NO3)2 and HK6[In(NO3)4(H2O)2]3(NO3)4". Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 38 (12): 1849–1854. ISSN 0036-0236.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference coord was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Galina V. Kozhevnikova; Gábor Keresztury (1985). "The state of indium ions in nitrate solutions: A Raman spectroscopic study". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 98 (1): 59–65. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)90751-5.