Rhodium(III) sulfide is the
inorganic compound
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with the formula Rh
2S
3. It is an insoluble black solid, prepared by the heating a mixture of elemental rhodium and sulfur. Crystals can be grown by
chemical vapor transport
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using
bromine as the transporting agent. The structure consists of octahedral and tetrahedral Rh and S centers, respectively. No close Rh-Rh contacts are observed.
Rh
2Se
3 and
Ir2S3 adopt the same structure as Rh
2S
3.
References
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Rhodium(III) compounds