RHENIUM(VII) OXIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

220 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

360 °C(lit.)

Density 

6.103 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

Flash point:

360°C

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,2-8°C

solubility 

soluble in H2O, ethanol, ethyl ether,dioxane, pyridine

form 

Crystals

Specific Gravity

6.103

color 

Yellow to pale green

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water and alcohol.

Sensitive 

Moisture Sensitive

Merck 

14,8178

crystal system

Nogata

Space group

P212121

Lattice constant

a/nm	b/nm	c/nm	α/o	β/o	γ/o	V/nm3
0.5448	1.2508	1.5196	90	90	90	1.0355

Stability:

hygroscopic

CAS DataBase Reference

1314-68-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Rhenium oxide (Re2O7) (1314-68-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

34

Safety Statements 

26-27-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 3260 8/PG 3

WGK Germany 

1

F 

3-10-21

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

5.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

28259090

MSDS

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RHENIUM(VII) OXIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

yellow to green powder

Uses

Rhenium heptoxide (Re2O7), for example, is explosive. There are at least six different forms of rhenium oxides.

Uses

Rhenium(VII) Oxide acts as a precursor to organorhenium oxide complexes and catalyzes alkene oxidations and other transformations.

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