Chemistry:Einsteinium(III) chloride

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Einsteinium(III) chloride[1]
Names
Other names
  • Einsteinium trichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
EsCl3
Molar mass 359.44 g/mol
Structure
Hexagonal
Related compounds
Other anions
Einsteinium(III) bromide
Einsteinium(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Einsteinium(III) chloride is a chloride of einsteinium.

Preparation

Einsteinium(III) chloride is created by reacting einsteinium metal with dry hydrogen chloride gas for 20 minutes at 500 °C which crystallized around 425 °C.[1]

2Es + 6HCl → 2EsCl3 + 3H2

Chemical properties

The compound can be reduced by H
2
to obtain EsCl
2
.[2][3]

2EsCl
3
+ H
2
→ 2EsCl
2
+ 2HCl

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Miasoedov, B. F. Analytical chemistry of transplutonium elements, Wiley, 1974 (Original from the University of California), ISBN:0-470-62715-8, p. 99
  2. Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992) (in en). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 2867. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=9eJvoNCSCRMC&dq=Einsteinium+dichloride&pg=PA2867. Retrieved 10 July 2023. 
  3. "WebElements Periodic Table » Einsteinium » einsteinium dichloride". webelements.com. https://www.webelements.com/compounds/einsteinium/einsteinium_dichloride.html.