The temperature dependence of 1271 NQR and DSC as well as the crystal structure at room temperature of the title compound were determined. This compound shows a first-order phase transition of an order-disorder type at 245 ...

The phase I of [H3N(CH2)3NH3]CdI4 • 2H2O (1) crystallizes with isolated [CdI4]2-tetrahedra; monoclinic, C2/c, Z = 8, a = 1702.6(3), b= 1459.3(3), c= 1555.5(3) pm, and ß= 120.32(3)° at 299 K. (1) shows a first-order phase ...