Rhenium pentachloride

Rhenium pentachloride
Names
IUPAC name
Rhenium pentachloride
Other names
Rhenium(V) chloride, Rhenium chloride, pentachlororhenium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.660
EC Number
  • 237-042-6
  • InChI=1S/5ClH.Re/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5
    Key: XZQYTGKSBZGQMO-UHFFFAOYSA-I
  • InChI=1/5ClH.Re/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5/rCl5Re/c1-6(2,3,4)5
    Key: XZQYTGKSBZGQMO-PXGBCINVAP
  • monomer: Cl[Re](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
  • dimer: Cl[Re-]1(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Re-]([Cl+]1)(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
ReCl5
Molar mass 363.471 g/mol
Appearance red-brown
Density 4.9 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 220 °C (428 °F; 493 K)
Boiling point N/A
Will react to decompose and release HCl (g)
+1225.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Monoclinic, mP48; a = 0.924 nm, b = 1.154 nm, c = 1.203 nm, α = 90°, β = 109.1°, γ = 90°
P21/c, No. 14
Octahedral
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
releases HCl upon hydrolysis
GHS labelling:
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
1
0
Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Rhenium pentafluoride
Other cations
Osmium pentachloride
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

Rhenium pentachloride is an inorganic compound with the formula Re2Cl10. This red-brown solid is paramagnetic.