The system CsCl-SbCl3-HOAc (25`C) has been studied. Solubilities of this system were measured at 25 +/- 0.05`C(Table 1 in Chinese Text) and the corresponding equilibrium diagram was constructed There are 5 solid phases in the system: two original salts (CsCl, SbCl3), two double salts (3CsCl.SbCl3, 3CsCl.2SbCl3) and a ternary compound (CsCl.5SbCl3.4HOAc) which was shown to be present for the first time. The region of 3CsCl.2SbCl3 is predominantly large in the phase diagram. 3CsCl.2SbCl3 is soluble congruently, while 3CsCl.SbCl3 and CsCl.5SbCl3.4HOAc are soluble incongruently in HOAc. In air, the double salts are stable, but the solvate compound decomposes easily with the formation of 3CsCl.2SbCl3. A metastable phase 5CsCl.2SbCl3 was found, and its solubilities were determined at the same temperature (Table 2). It is stable in air, but under certain conditions it changes into 3CsCl.2SbCl3. No 7CsCl.5SbCl3 was found. This work presents a new method for preparing 3CsCl.SbCl3 in addition to that reported by G. Jander and E.Martineau. The results of this work present a profitable basis of the phase diagram for extracting CsCl from pollucite and analysing Cs with SbCl3.

Key words: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, CHLORIDE, TERNARY SYSTEM, ACETIC ACID, CAESIUM, CESIUM CHLORIDE, ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS, POLLUCITE, PHASE DIAGRAM