Niobium (V) ethoxide

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Structural formula
Structural formula of niobium (V) ethoxide
General
Surname Niobium (V) ethoxide
other names
  • Niobium ethanolate
  • Niobium ethoxide
  • Niobium pentaethoxide
  • Pentaethoxyniobium
  • NbOEt
Molecular formula C 10 H 25 NbO 5
Brief description

colorless to amber liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 3236-82-6
EC number 221-795-2
ECHA InfoCard 100,019,814
PubChem 520571
ChemSpider 21241198
Wikidata Q7039308
properties
Molar mass 318.21 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

1.258 g cm −3

Melting point

6 ° C

boiling point
  • 140-142 ° C (0.1 mmHg)
  • 203 ° C
solubility
  • miscible with organic solvents
  • Decomposes in water
Refractive index

1.5160 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
02 - Highly / extremely flammable 05 - Corrosive

danger

H and P phrases H: 226-314
P: 210-280-301 + 330 + 331-305 + 351 + 338-310
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Niobium (V) ethoxide is a chemical compound of niobium from the group of ethanolates .

Extraction and presentation

Niobium (V) ethoxide can be obtained by reacting niobium (V) chloride with ethanol in the presence of ammonia . The compound can also be obtained electrochemically directly from niobium .

properties

Niobium (V) ethoxide is a colorless to amber colored liquid that is soluble in organic solvents . Decomposition occurs in water.

use

Niobium (V) ethoxide is used for the production of niobium (V) oxide and mixed metal oxides. It is also used for sol-gel processing of materials containing niobium oxides and mixed metal oxides. It is also used to manufacture ferroelectric nanomaterials, which consist of oxides of potassium , silicon and niobium.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k l data sheet Niobium (V) ethoxide, 99.999% (metals basis), Ta <500ppm from AlfaAesar, accessed on March 29, 2020 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
  2. ^ A b c William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3 , pp. 76 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. Google Patents: US20020143200A1 - Process for preparing tantalum alkoxides and niobium alkoxides - Google Patents , accessed March 29, 2020
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