Potassium octachlorodirhenate information

Potassium octachlorodirhenate
Names
	Other names Dipotassium dirhenium(III) octachloride, potassium octachloridodirhenate(III)
Identifiers
CAS Number	13841-78-6;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/8ClH.2K.2Re/h81H;;;;/q;;;;;;;;2+1;2*+2/p-8 Key: MPYYMYVSQGWPBD-UHFFFAOYSA-F;
	SMILES [K+].[K+].Cl[Re-2](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)$[Re-2](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	K2Re2Cl8
Appearance	blue solid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Potassium octachlorodirhenate(III) is an inorganic compound with the formula K₂Re₂Cl₈. This dark blue salt is well known as an early example of a compound featuring quadruple bond between its metal centers. Although the compound has no practical value, its characterization was significant in opening a new field of research into complexes with quadruple bonds.^[1]

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Quadruple bond

Delta bond

Rhenium compounds