RHENIUM(III) CHLORIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

decomposes at 500℃ [LID94]

Boiling point:

>550°C

Density 

4.810

solubility 

H2O: slightly soluble(lit.)

form 

Powder

color 

Dark red

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water.

Sensitive 

Moisture Sensitive

crystal system

Three sides

Space group

R3m

Lattice constant

a/nm	b/nm	c/nm	α/o	β/o	γ/o	V/nm3
1.021	1.021	2.035	90	90	120	1.8361

InChI

1S/3ClH.Re/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

InChIKey

LOIHSHVELSAXQN-UHFFFAOYSA-K

SMILES

Cl[Re](Cl)Cl

CAS DataBase Reference

13569-63-6

EPA Substance Registry System

Rhenium chloride (ReCl3) (13569-63-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

VI0875000

TSCA 

TSCA listed

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2
Skin Irrit. 2
STOT SE 3

Toxicity

cat,LDLo,intravenous,20mg/kg (20mg/kg),VASCULAR: BP ELEVATION NOT CHARACTERIZED IN AUTONOMIC SECTION,Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 57, Pg. 321, 1968.

MSDS

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RHENIUM(III) CHLORIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Dark-red solid, on heating emits green vapor from which the metal may be deposited, non- electrolyte in solution, soluble in water and glacial acetic acid.

Uses

It is used as a starting material for synthesis of rhenium complexes. ReCl3?can react with peralkylated benzene-metal complexes that act as electron reservoirs.

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: rhenium

Safety Profile

Poison by intraperitoneal route. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Cl-. See also RHENIUM and CHLORIDES.

Synthesis

A rhenium trichloride preparation method: rhenium powder is evenly filled in the atmosphere furnace, the thickness is maintained at 2cm, the furnace temperature is raised to 100 ??, held for 2h, through the chlorine, control the gas flow rate of 1m3/h, and then, with a heating rate of 20 ??/min, slowly raised to 300 ??, reaction 10h, natural cooling, when the temperature is lowered to 200 ??, to stop the passage of chlorine, replaced by the passage of nitrogen When the temperature was lowered to 200??, the chlorine gas was stopped and replaced by nitrogen gas, the gas flow rate of nitrogen was 3m3/h, the reaction was 3h, and the reaction was naturally cooled to room temperature, and the product was rhenium trichloride analyzed by X-ray diffraction detection and the yield was 85%.
Thermal decomposition of rhenium pentachloride in nitrogen gas: ReCl5 ?? ReCl3 + Cl2. direct sunlight should be avoided, otherwise chlorine oxides will be generated. Yield is generally about 60% to 65%.

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