Lutetium(III)_chloride

Lutetium(III) chloride

Lutetium(III) chloride

Chemical compound


Lutetium(III) chloride or lutetium trichloride is the chemical compound composed of lutetium and chlorine with the formula LuCl3. It forms hygroscopic white monoclinic crystals[1] and also a hygroscopic hexahydrate LuCl3·6H2O.[6] Anhydrous lutetium(III) chloride has the YCl3 (AlCl3) layer structure with octahedral lutetium ions.[7]

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Reactions

Pure lutetium metal can be produced from lutetium(III) chloride by heating it together with elemental calcium:[8]

2 LuCl3 + 3 Ca → 2 Lu + 3 CaCl2

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References

  1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, p. 472, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2, retrieved 2008-06-27
  2. Perry, Dale L.; Phillips, Sidney L. (1995), Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, CRC Press, p. 232, ISBN 0-8493-8671-3, retrieved 2008-06-27
  3. "Lutetium chloride". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  4. "Lutetium(III) chloride hexahydrate 542075". Sigma-Aldrich. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  5. Wells A.F. (1984) Structural Inorganic Chemistry 5th edition Oxford Science Publications ISBN 0-19-855370-6
  6. Patnaik, Pradyot (2004), Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals, Amsterdam: McGraw-Hill Professional, p. 244, ISBN 0-07-049439-8, retrieved 2008-06-27

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