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Thermochemical study of gaseous indium–arsenic sulfosalt
Author(s) -
Shugurov Sergey M.,
Panin Andrej I.,
Lopatin Sergey I.,
Pulyalina Alexandra Yu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/rcm.8544
Subject(s) - chemistry , indium , vaporization , arsenic , molybdenum , volatilisation , iron sulfide , sulfide , inorganic chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , thermodynamics , sulfur , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , physics
Rationale Sulfide systems are often used at high temperatures, when vaporization of the components is enabled. Sulfide ores are used as sources of various metals and nonmetals and gaseous sulfides, and sulfosalts may also play a role in the atmosphere chemistry of hot rocky exoplanets. To predict the existence and thermal stability of gaseous sulfides and sulfosalts it is important to know their thermodynamic characteristics. In this study the sulfosalt of indium and arsenic was obtained in the gaseous phase for the first time. Methods High‐temperature Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry was used to determine the partial pressures of vapor species over indium and arsenic sulfides. A molybdenum double two‐temperature cell was used to create the conditions of coexistence of indium and arsenic sulfides. A theoretical study of gaseous As 4 S 4 and In 2 AsS 2 was performed using both B3LYP, M06, PBE0 and TPSSh hybrid DFT functionals and an ab initio wave function‐based MP2(Full) method. Results Gaseous In 2 AsS 2 has been identified during vaporization of In 6 S 7 and As 2 S 3 from the molybdenum double two‐temperature cell. The structure and molecular parameters of gaseous In 2 AsS 2 were determined using quantum chemical calculations. Energetically favorable structures of gaseous In 2 S, AsS, As 4 S 4 and In 2 AsS 2 were found and vibrational frequencies were evaluated in the harmonic approximation. The formation enthalpy of gaseous In 2 AsS 2 (186 ± 37 kJ mol −1 ) was derived as a result of measurements of the equilibrium constants of two independent gas‐phase reactions. Conclusions The gaseous sulfosalt of indium and arsenic was obtained for the first time. The formation enthalpy of the In 2 AsS 2 (g) molecule at 298 K was evaluated both experimentally and theoretically. The thermal stability of the gaseous sulfosalt is less than that of the gaseous oxyacid salts.