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Names | |||
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IUPAC name Antimonide | |||
Other names Stibinide | |||
Properties | |||
Sb3− | |||
Molar mass | 121.760 g·mol−1 | ||
Conjugate acid | Stibanide | ||
Related compounds | |||
Other anions | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Antimonides (sometimes called stibnides or stibinides) are compounds of antimony with more electropositive elements. The antimonide ion is Sb3− but the term refers also to any anionic derivative of antimony. [1]
Antimonides are often prepared by heating the elements. [2] Alternatively, sodium electride in ammonia dissolves antimony to give an antimonide upon evaporation. [3]
The reduction of antimony leads to alkali metal antimonides of various types, depending on stoichiometry. [4] Known antimonides include isolated Sb3− ions (in Li3Sb and Na3Sb). Other motifs include dumbbells Sb4−2 in Cs4Sb2, discrete antimony chains, for example, Sb8−6 in SrSb3, infinite spirals (Sb−)n (in NaSb, RbSb), planar four-membered rings Sb2−4, Sb3−7 cages in Li3Sb7, [5] and net shaped anions Sb2−3 in BaSb3.
Some antimonides are semiconductors, e.g. those of the boron group such as indium antimonide. Being reducing, many antimonides are decomposed by oxygen.