Vanadium tetrachloride
Chemical reagent used to produce other vanadium compounds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vanadium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl4. This reddish-brown liquid serves as a useful reagent for the preparation of other vanadium compounds.
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Vanadium tetrachloride Vanadium(IV) chloride | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.692 ![]() | ||
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VCl4 | |||
Molar mass | 192.75 g/mol | ||
Appearance | bright red liquid, moisture sensitive | ||
Odor | pungent | ||
Density | 1.816 g/cm3, liquid | ||
Melting point | −24.5 °C (−12.1 °F; 248.7 K) | ||
Boiling point | 148 °C (298 °F; 421 K) | ||
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Solubility | soluble in CH2Cl2 | ||
Vapor pressure | 7.9 Pa | ||
+1130.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
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tetrahedral | |||
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Main hazards |
toxic; oxidizer; hydrolyzes to release HCl | ||
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LD50 (median dose) |
160 mg/kg (rat, oral) | ||
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Other anions |
vanadium tetrafluoride, vanadium disulfide, vanadium tetrabromide | ||
Other cations |
titanium tetrachloride, chromium tetrachloride, niobium tetrachloride, tantalum tetrachloride | ||
Related compounds |
vanadium trichloride | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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