Synthesis of a Novel Lanthanide Oxide Nitrate Compound with 3D Structure

One lanthanide nitrate (Ln = Tb) with a novel three dimensional structure have been prepared through hydrothermal method. Single crystal X-ray diffraction structures were obtained. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic, Pnma space group. The lanthanide ions are eight-coordinate with six oxygen atoms coming from nitrate ions and two from bridge oxygen atoms. If the bridge oxygen atoms could be ignored, the compound can be described as a rare microporous 3D Lanthanide nitride with the open framework.