{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T10:28:58Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 20.1, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a09528-b08a-7453-8947-b8e8175dddab\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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[TCI substance record](https://www.tcichemicals.com/IN/en/p/I1147)", "Use phase-sensitive characterization to distinguish In(OH)3 from indium oxyhydroxide, InOOH, and indium oxide, In2O3; total indium content alone does not establish hydroxide identity.", "Separate associated water from chemically bound hydroxyl groups using complementary thermal and structural evidence; wet mass alone cannot establish hydroxide purity.", "Distinguish an isolated hydroxide solid from an indium-containing solution or an incompletely characterized precipitation slurry.", "Require phase evidence alongside a trace-metal assay: low metallic contamination does not exclude oxide, oxyhydroxide, water, or nonmetallic residues." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Chemical identity", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Indium(III) hydroxide; In(OH)3; registry vr.tr.indium-hydroxide", "why_it_matters": "Anchors recognition while separating the substance from other indium compounds." }, { "name": "External identifier evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "CAS, PubChem CID, and EC records with source and verification date", "why_it_matters": "Supports record matching without confusing a substance identifier with a supplier or product identifier." }, { "name": "Phase composition", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Identified phases; mass fractions where validated; method and detection limit", "why_it_matters": "Detects oxide or oxyhydroxide contamination and partial conversion." }, { "name": "Associated water", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mass % water with conditioning and analytical method", "why_it_matters": "Changes delivered indium content and interpretation of thermal mass loss." }, { "name": "Indium content", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mass % In; as-received or dry basis; analytical uncertainty", "why_it_matters": "Supports material balances and comparison between batches." }, { "name": "Purity and residual species", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mass % assay; mg/kg individual impurities; explicit denominator", "why_it_matters": "Separates trace-metal purity from whole-material purity and identifies synthesis residues." }, { "name": "Particle size and surface area", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Particle-size distribution in nm or µm; specific surface area in m²/g; methods", "why_it_matters": "Influences dispersion, transformation behavior, and exposure assessment." }, { "name": "Physical presentation", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Dry powder, wet cake, suspension, or other characterized form", "why_it_matters": "Determines whether water content, settling, or dust generation governs handling." }, { "name": "Dissolution behavior", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Dissolved In in mol/L or mg/L, with pH, temperature, medium, and equilibration time", "why_it_matters": "Prevents a context-free solubility label from governing chemical use." }, { "name": "Thermal transformation", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Onset and interval in °C; mass loss %; atmosphere, pressure, heating rate, and product phases", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes drying from hydroxide conversion and avoids treating decomposition as melting." }, { "name": "Applicable hazard evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Current SDS and authoritative classifications or exposure limits, with jurisdiction and substance coverage", "why_it_matters": "Connects decisions to evidence applicable to this material and its physical form." } ], "affordances": [ "Match a labeled material to the registry identity and flag unresolved identifier conflicts.", "Compare batches for a specified use using phase, water, assay, and impurity evidence.", "Select characterization needed to distinguish hydroxide from oxyhydroxide or oxide.", "Assess a proposed dissolution or thermal conversion against documented material behavior.", "Determine handling controls from applicable hazard evidence and the supplied physical form.", "Track drying or conversion as a material-state change and link resulting substances to neighboring models." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe indium hydroxide's chemistry and its role as a precursor to indium oxide.", "Report hazards from its safety data sheet." ], "must_not": [ "Handle fine powder without dust control and respiratory protection.", "Dispose of indium waste into drains or general rubbish rather than recovery.", "Present low acute toxicity as proof that long-term inhalation is safe." ], "requires_human": [ "Approving processes that generate indium dust in workplaces." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Workers making indium-based electronics materials have developed serious lung disease." ], "affected_parties": [ "Electronics and materials workers", "Waste handlers" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The laboratory or manufacturer that holds it; the supplier answers for its identity and labelling.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "A white powder that is barely soluble in water." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Inhaled indium compounds can cause lasting lung disease.", "Dust irritates eyes and airways." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), United Nations." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Indium hydroxide is encountered in inorganic chemistry laboratories and research on indium-containing materials.", "It is used as a precursor to indium oxide and other indium compounds, with suitability depending on composition, purity and particle characteristics." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q6025169: indium hydroxide", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6025169", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Indium(III) hydroxide", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium%28III%29_hydroxide", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "hydroxide-identity", "name": "Hydroxide identity", "description": "Establish which indium substance the entry and a candidate sample represent.", "rationale": "Indium content and a hydroxide label are insufficient to distinguish related indium phases.", "layers": [ { "id": "formula-and-identifiers", "name": "Formula and identifiers", "description": "Connect the registered name to a chemically specific identity.", "findings": [ { "id": "indium-trihydroxide-identity", "name": "Indium trihydroxide identity", "description": "Use In(OH)3 as the working identity; the supplier record gives formula weight 165.84 and CAS 20661-21-6. [TCI substance record](https://www.tcichemicals.com/IN/en/p/I1147)", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the registry intend specifically indium(III) hydroxide, In(OH)3?", "kind": "definition", "id": "indium-trihydroxide-identity-q01" }, { "text": "Which directly checked identifier records establish the CAS, PubChem CID, and EC mappings?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "indium-trihydroxide-identity-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "neighboring-indium-phases", "name": "Neighboring indium phases", "description": "Make hydroxide identity testable against likely alternative assignments.", "findings": [ { "id": "phase-discrimination", "name": "Phase discrimination", "description": "Require evidence capable of resolving In(OH)3, InOOH, and In2O3 rather than assigning identity from elemental composition alone.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which diffraction or spectroscopic measurements support In(OH)3 and constrain InOOH or In2O3 content?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "phase-discrimination-q01" }, { "text": "At what documented phase composition should the sample be represented as a mixture rather than a hydroxide grade?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "phase-discrimination-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "sample-composition-and-form", "name": "Sample composition and form", "description": "Describe the actual hydroxide material rather than only its nominal formula.", "rationale": "Water, residual reagents, and particle form can make nominally identical hydroxide batches unsuitable for the same use.", "layers": [ { "id": "water-and-assay", "name": "Water and assay", "description": "Separate nominal hydroxide composition from water and analytical reporting conventions.", "findings": [ { "id": "comparable-composition-basis", "name": "Comparable composition basis", "description": "Record water, indium content, and purity on explicit analytical bases; do not equate drying loss with water without supporting evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the measured associated-water and indium mass fractions on as-received and defined dry bases?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "comparable-composition-basis-q01" }, { "text": "Does the purity claim describe total In(OH)3 assay, trace-metal purity, or another denominator?", "kind": "definition", "id": "comparable-composition-basis-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "residues-and-particles", "name": "Residues and particles", "description": "Capture composition and morphology inherited from preparation and subsequent handling.", "findings": [ { "id": "preparation-dependent-sample", "name": "Preparation-dependent sample", "description": "Treat precursor-derived ions, organic residues, particle dimensions, and agglomeration as sample attributes requiring evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which precursor, base, and washing records identify residual species that need analytical checks?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "preparation-dependent-sample-q01" }, { "text": "What particle-size distribution, agglomeration state, and specific surface area were measured in the supplied form?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "preparation-dependent-sample-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "chemical-and-thermal-state", "name": "Chemical and thermal state", "description": "Record when hydroxide remains present and when conditions change its chemical identity.", "rationale": "Dissolution and heat treatment govern use of indium hydroxide as a material or precursor.", "layers": [ { "id": "aqueous-behavior", "name": "Aqueous behavior", "description": "Describe dissolution and solid persistence in a specified liquid environment.", "findings": [ { "id": "medium-dependent-dissolution", "name": "Medium-dependent dissolution", "description": "Represent dissolution through measured conditions and indium balances; leave unsupported acid-base or complexation behavior unresolved.", "questions": [ { "text": "How much indium dissolves at the specified pH, temperature, ionic composition, and contact time?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "medium-dependent-dissolution-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence distinguishes true dissolved indium from suspended or colloidal hydroxide in the measurement?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "medium-dependent-dissolution-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "dehydration-and-conversion", "name": "Dehydration and conversion", "description": "Distinguish removal of associated water from chemical conversion of the hydroxide.", "findings": [ { "id": "verified-oxide-conversion", "name": "Verified oxide conversion", "description": "Thermal conversion to In2O3 is documented, but its temperature interval and product characteristics belong to specified experimental conditions. [Primary synthesis and conversion study](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp5010659)", "questions": [ { "text": "Which thermal events remove associated water, and which coincide with loss of hydroxide and formation of identified product phases?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "verified-oxide-conversion-q01" }, { "text": "What atmosphere, pressure, heating rate, and dwell time support the proposed conversion and its acceptance criteria?", "kind": "action", "id": "verified-oxide-conversion-q02" }, { "text": "Do reported melting or boiling values describe actual phase transitions, decomposition, or an unsupported catalog field?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "verified-oxide-conversion-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "handling-and-use-decisions", "name": "Handling and use decisions", "description": "Connect hydroxide-specific evidence to handling and acceptance for an intended operation.", "rationale": "Neither a chemical name nor an unqualified purity percentage establishes safe handling or fitness for use.", "layers": [ { "id": "hazard-and-exposure-evidence", "name": "Hazard and exposure evidence", "description": "Determine which hazard statements and limits apply to the actual hydroxide sample.", "findings": [ { "id": "applicable-indium-controls", "name": "Applicable indium controls", "description": "Record the scope of hydroxide-specific and broader indium-compound evidence without assigning an unverified GHS category or exposure limit.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which current SDS or authoritative classification explicitly covers this hydroxide and physical form in the relevant jurisdiction?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "applicable-indium-controls-q01" }, { "text": "Where an exposure limit covers indium compounds, what chemical scope, aerosol fraction, averaging period, and reporting basis apply?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "applicable-indium-controls-q02" }, { "text": "What controls are required for the proposed powder transfer, suspension handling, or heating operation?", "kind": "action", "id": "applicable-indium-controls-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "fitness-and-material-disposition", "name": "Fitness and material disposition", "description": "Translate characterized hydroxide properties into a bounded use decision.", "findings": [ { "id": "use-specific-acceptance", "name": "Use-specific acceptance", "description": "Assess each lot against requirements for its intended use, including composition, morphology, and conversion outcome where relevant.", "questions": [ { "text": "What limits on water, residual ions, nonhydroxide phases, and particle characteristics determine acceptance for this use?", "kind": "action", "id": "use-specific-acceptance-q01" }, { "text": "Which storage change or processing result requires recharacterization, rejection, or transfer to a different substance model?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "use-specific-acceptance-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The unqualified name is interpreted as indium(III) hydroxide; no separate sense was supplied.", "Verify CAS, EC and PubChem identifiers, applicable hazard classifications and exposure limits before adding them.", "Confirm crystallinity, retained water, purity and measurement conditions before assigning solubility or thermal-transition values." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of indium hydroxide this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Crystalline indium(III) hydroxide", "Amorphous or poorly crystalline indium hydroxide precipitate" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of indium hydroxide this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-identifiers", "name": "Identifiers and schemes", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "scheme": "Chemical formula", "value_or_pattern": "In(OH)3", "note": "Formula for stoichiometric indium(III) hydroxide; precipitated material may retain additional water." }, { "scheme": "Oxidation-state nomenclature", "value_or_pattern": "indium(III) hydroxide", "note": "Specifies the indium oxidation state explicitly." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of indium hydroxide this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Precursor for producing indium(III) oxide by thermal decomposition.", "Precipitated intermediate in indium recovery and purification processes.", "Starting material in research on indium oxide particles and related functional materials." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of indium hydroxide this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "Molar mass of stoichiometric In(OH)3", "typical_range": "165.84", "unit": "g/mol" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of indium hydroxide this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Heating causes dehydration and conversion toward indium oxide, changing composition and material properties.", "Retained water and impurities can make a precipitate's mass an unreliable measure of its indium content.", "Fine powder presents a potential inhalation exposure; compound-specific toxicology and handling requirements need verification." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of indium hydroxide this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Indium(III) oxide", "difference": "In2O3 contains oxide rather than hydroxide and is a product of sufficiently heating indium hydroxide." }, { "name": "Indium oxyhydroxide", "difference": "InOOH contains both oxide and hydroxide and has a different composition and crystal structure from In(OH)3." }, { "name": "Indium metal", "difference": "Elemental In has oxidation state zero and metallic properties; the hydroxide is an indium(III) compound." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of indium hydroxide this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does the registry explicitly intend stoichiometric indium(III) hydroxide, and how should poorly crystalline or water-rich precipitates be represented within that scope?", "What directly verified PubChem CID and EC identifiers correspond to this substance, and do their records distinguish hydrated or commercial forms?", "Which quantitative dissolution and aqueous-speciation data are reliable across relevant pH, temperature, and ligand conditions?", "Which thermal constants and phase-transition assignments are reproducible across sample preparations, and when is InOOH observed rather than direct oxide formation?", "What current hydroxide-specific hazard classifications and jurisdictional exposure limits apply, and which rely on broader indium-compound evidence?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 15, "questions": 25 } }