Results for “Fe(PO3)2”

DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Fe(PO3)2 by Materials Project

Fe(PO3)2 crystallizes in the triclinic P1 space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of one Fe(PO3)2 sheet oriented in the (1, 1, -1) direction. there are four inequivalent Fe2+ sites. In the first Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–2.39 Å. In the second Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded in a distorted rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.44–2.37 Å. In the third Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.61–2.32 Å. In the fourth Fe2+ site, Fe2+ is bonded in a distorted square co-planar geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of Fe–O bond distances ranging from 1.45–2.36 Å. There are eight inequivalent P5+ sites. In the first P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.21–2.32 Å. In the second P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.08–1.88 Å. In the third P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.26–2.07 Å. In the fourth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.07–1.88 Å. In the fifth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a 4-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.21–2.32 Å. In the sixth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.26–2.08 Å. In the seventh P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.42–1.49 Å. In the eighth P5+ site, P5+ is bonded in a distorted T-shaped geometry to three O2- atoms. There are a spread of P–O bond distances ranging from 1.43–1.48 Å. There are twenty-four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the fifth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the sixth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one P5+ atom. In the seventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the ninth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the tenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the eleventh O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the twelfth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to two Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the thirteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the fourteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the fifteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the sixteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the seventeenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the eighteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to two P5+ atoms. In the nineteenth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 150 degrees geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twentieth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted water-like geometry to one Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 1-coordinate geometry to one P5+ atom. In the twenty-second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a 2-coordinate geometry to two Fe2+ and one P5+ atom. In the twenty-third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom. In the twenty-fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one P5+ atom.

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NASA NTRS2018

Experimental Study into the Stability of Whitlockite and Hydroxylapatite in Basaltic Magmas

Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), merrillite (Ca18Na2Mg2(PO4)14), and whitlockite (Ca9(Mg,Fe(2+))(PO4)6[PO3(OH)]) are the primary phosphate minerals found in most planetary materials including rocks from Earth, Moon, Mars, and asteroids. For many years, the terms merrillite and whitlockite have been used interchangeably in the meteorite literature. Much of the confusion regarding the relationship between terrestrial and extraterrestrial 'whitlockite' is based on the presence or absence of hydrogen in the mineral structure. Whitlockite has approximately 8500 ppm H2O, and the term 'merrillite' has been adopted to identify the hydrogen-free form of whitlockite. The atomic structures of merrillite and whitlockite were examined in detail by Hughes et al.. On Earth, whitlockite has been found in rocks from evolved pegmatitic systems and in some mantle rocks. Furthermore, terrestrial whitlockite has been shown to have some merrillite component. For the meteoritic and lunar materials that have been investigated, merrillite appears to be far more common than whitlockite, and it has been proposed that the whitlockite component is unique to terrestrial samples. There are some reports of 'whitlockite' in the meteorite literature; however, these may represent misidentifications of merrillite because there have been no reports of extraterrestrial whitlockite that have been verified through crystal structural studies or analyzed for their H contents. Hughes et al. reported the atomic arrangement of lunar merrillite and demonstrated that the phase is similar to meteoritic merrillite and, predictably, devoid of hydrogen. In a follow-up study, Hughes et al. reported the atomic arrangements of two natural samples of whitlockite, one synthetic whitlockite, and samples of synthetic whitlockite that were heated at 500 C or 1050 C for 24 h. The crystal chemistry and crystal structures of the phases were compared, and it was discovered that the latter treatment resulted in the dehydrogenation of whitlockite to form merrillite.

McCubbin, F. M.↗

NASA NTRS2007

A Radical Pathway for Organic Phosphorylation during Schreibersite Corrosion with Implications for the Origin of Life

Phosphorylated compounds (e.g. DNA, RNA, phospholipids, and many coenzymes) are critical to biochemistry. Thus, their origin is of prime interest to origin of life studies. The corrosion of the meteoritic mineral schreibersite ((Fe,Ni)3P) may have significantly contributed to the origin of phosphorylated biomolecules. Corrosion of synthetic schreibersite in a variety of solutions was analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. These methods suggest a radical reaction pathway for the corrosion of schreibersite to form phosphite radicals (raised dot PO3 sup 2-)) aqueous solution. These radicals can form activated polyphosphates and can phosphorylate organic compounds such as acetate (3% yield). Phosphonates (O3P-C) are found in the organic P inventory of the carbonaceous meteorite Murchison. While phosphonates are rare in biochemistry, the ubiquity of corroding iron meteorites on the early Earth could have provided an accessible source of organophosphorous for the origin of life allowing the invention of the organophosphates in modern biology as a product of early evolution.

Pasek, Matthew A.↗