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Rhenium pentachloride
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Rhenium pentachloride is an inorganic compound of chlorine and rhenium. The compound has the formula Re2Cl10 but it is usually referred to as rhenium pentachloride. It is a red-brown solid.
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IUPAC name
Rhenium pentachloride | |
Other names
Rhenium(V) chloride, Rhenium chloride, pentachlororhenium | |
Identifiers | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.660 ![]() |
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Properties | |
ReCl5 | |
Molar mass | 363.471 g/mol |
Appearance | red-brown |
Density | 4.9 g/cm3, solid |
Melting point | 220 °C (428 °F; 493 K) |
Boiling point | N/A |
Will react to decompose and release HCl (g) | |
+1225.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Structure | |
Monoclinic, mP48; a = 0.924 nm, b = 1.154 nm, c = 1.203 nm, α = 90°, β = 109.1°, γ = 90° [1] | |
P21/c, No. 14 | |
Octahedral | |
Hazards | |
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Main hazards |
releases HCl upon hydrolysis |
GHS labelling:[2] | |
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H315, H319, H335 | |
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | MSDS |
Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Rhenium hexafluoride |
Related compounds |
Trirhenium nonachloride, rhenium tetrachloride, rhenium hexachloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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