Observations on the Rare Earths: Chemical and Electrochemical Studies in Non-Aqueous Solvents

摘要

Several neodymium chloride alcoholates were prepared from the anhydrous materials; other techniques were also used.nSolubilities of these materials in their corresponding alcohols were determined; x-ray diffraction patterns were recorded for the crystalline materials and d-spacings were calculated.nElectrolyses of samarium (III) chloride were performed in tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile, but no deposition of the rare earth metal resulted.nConductance and electrolysis studies on strontium chloride in DMF indicated that this salt is a weak electrolyte; however, its extensive solutility permits a conducting solution to be obtained. Electrolyses using various metal electrodes resulted in deposition of an amorphous strontium-containing material;