Curium(III) hydroxide

Curium hydroxide
	Curium(III) hydroxide; Curium hydroxide
Names
	IUPAC name Curium hydroxide
	Systematic IUPAC name Curium(3+) oxidanide
Identifiers
CAS Number	49848-26-2 [EPA];
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	14648287;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101311287 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Cm.3H2O/h;3*1H2/q+3;;;/p-3 [EPA] Key: ZOFUDUXHUCRFKX-UHFFFAOYSA-K [EPA];
	SMILES [OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[Cm+3];
Properties
Chemical formula	CmH3O3
Molar mass	298 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless or pale yellow solid
Solubility in water	insoluble
Structure
Crystal structure	hexagonal, UCl3 structure
Space group	P63/m, No. 176
Lattice constant	a = 639,1 pm, c = 371,2 pm
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Curium hydroxide Cm(OH)₃ is a radioactive compound first discovered in measurable quantities in 1947. It is composed of a single curium atom and three hydroxy groups. It was the first curium compound ever isolated.^[3]^[4]

Curium hydroxide is an anhydrous colorless^[2] or light-yellow^[5] amorphous gelatinous solid that is insoluble in water.^[1]

Due to self-irradiation, the crystal structure of ²⁴⁴Cm(OH)₃ decomposes^{[clarification needed]} within one day (²⁴⁴Cm has a half-life of 18.11 years); for ²⁴¹Am(OH)₃ the same process takes 4 to 6 months (²⁴¹Am has a half-life of 432.2 years).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Macintyre, Jane E. (1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3046. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Krivovichev, Sergey; Burns, Peter; Tananaev, Ivan (2006). Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Actinide Compounds. Elsevier. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-08-046791-7.
^ Seaborg, Glenn T. (1963). Man-Made Transuranium Elements. Prentice-Hall.
^ "WebElements Periodic Table: Curium". webelements.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^ Koch, Günter (1972). Transurane Teil C: Die Verbindungen. Gmelins Handbuch (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 35. ISBN 978-3-662-11547-3.

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[CRC-1] Macintyre, Jane E. (1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3046. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9.

[Krivovichev-2] Krivovichev, Sergey; Burns, Peter; Tananaev, Ivan (2006). Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Actinide Compounds. Elsevier. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-08-046791-7.

[3] Seaborg, Glenn T. (1963). Man-Made Transuranium Elements. Prentice-Hall.

[4] "WebElements Periodic Table: Curium". webelements.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[Koch-5] Koch, Günter (1972). Transurane Teil C: Die Verbindungen. Gmelins Handbuch (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 35. ISBN 978-3-662-11547-3.

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Curium(III) hydroxide

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