Global InformationTrirhenium nonachloride information
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| IUPAC name
Rhenium(III) chloride
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| Other names
Rhenium trichloride
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3D model (JSmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.610 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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InChI
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula
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ReCl3 |
| Molar mass | 292.57 g/mol |
| Appearance | red, crystalline, nonvolatile solid |
| Density | 4800 kg/m3 |
| Melting point | N/A |
| Boiling point | 500 °C (932 °F; 773 K) (decomposes) |
Solubility in water
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hydrolyzes to form Re2O3.xH2O. |
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Crystal structure
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Rhombohedral, hR72 |
Space group
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R-3m, No. 166 |
Molecular shape
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(trimeric solid and in solution) (dimeric in acetic acid) |
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Main hazards
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Corrosive (C) |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
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Other anions
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Rhenium tribromide Rhenium triiodide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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Trirhenium nonachloride is a compound with the formula ReCl3, sometimes also written Re3Cl9. It is a dark red hygroscopic solid that is insoluble in ordinary solvents. The compound is important in the history of inorganic chemistry as an early example of a cluster compound with metal-metal bonds.[1] It is used as a starting material for synthesis of other rhenium complexes.
- ^ Cotton, F. A.; Walton, R. A. "Multiple Bonds Between Metal Atoms" Oxford (Oxford): 1993. ISBN 0-19-855649-7.