Rhenium(VI)_chloride

Rhenium(VI) chloride

Rhenium(VI) chloride

Chemical compound

Rhenium(VI) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula ReCl6. It is a black paramagnetic solid. The molecules adopt an octahedral structure as seen in tungsten(VI) chloride.[1]

Quick Facts Names, Identifiers ...

Preparation and reactions

Rhenium(VI) chloride was first generated as a mixture by chlorination of Re films.[2] Bulk samples can be prepared by combining rhenium hexafluoride with excess boron trichloride:

2 ReF6 + 6 BCl3 → ReCl6 + 6 BF2Cl

It is unstable at room temperature with respect to rhenium(V) chloride:

2 ReCl6 → [ReCl5]2 + Cl2

References

  1. [1]
    Tamadon, Farhad; Seppelt, K. (2012). "The Elusive Halides VCl5, MoCl6, and ReCl6". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52 (2): 767–769. doi:10.1002/anie.201207552. PMID 23172658.
  2. [2]
    Colton, R. (1962). "Rhenium Hexachloride". Nature. 194 (4826): 374–375. Bibcode:1962Natur.194..374C. doi:10.1038/194374a0. S2CID 4166446.

[1]

  1. [1]
    Colton, R. (1962). "Rhenium Hexachloride". Nature. 194 (4826): 374–375. Bibcode:1962Natur.194..374C. doi:10.1038/194374a0. S2CID 4166446.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Rhenium(VI)_chloride, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.