Chemistry:Indium(II) chloride
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Indium dichloride, dichloroindium
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| Molar mass | 185.72 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | colorless crystals |
| Density | 3.46 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 570 °C (1,058 °F; 843 K) |
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Related compounds
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Tin(II) chloride, Indium(III) chloride |
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| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P271, P280, P302, P352, P305, P351, P338 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Indium(II) chloride is an inorganic compound, an indium metal salt and hydrochloric acid with the formula InCl
2.[1][2][3] The compound forms colorless crystals, reacts with water.[4] This is one of three known indium chlorides.
Synthesis
Indium(II) chloride can be produced via the effect of dry hydrogen chloride on indium metal at 2000 °C:
- In + 2HCl → InCl
2 + H
2
- In + 2HCl → InCl
Physical properties
Indium(II) chloride forms colorless diffuse crystals of rhombic shape, lattice cell parameters a = 0.964 nm, b = 1.054 nm, c = 0.685 nm, Z = 8.
The molecules are dimers and have a structure In[InCl
4].
Chemical properties
Indium(II) chloride reacts with water.[5]
- Water catalyzes a disproportionation reaction:
- 3InCl
2 → 2InCl
3 + In - 2InCl
2 → InCl
3 + InCl
- 3InCl
Indium(II) chloride reacts with oxygen in the air when heated:
- 4InCl
2 + O
2 → 2InOCl + 2InCl
3
- 4InCl
References
- ↑ Kowalik, Patrycja; Bujak, Piotr; Penkala, Mateusz; Maroń, Anna M.; Ostrowski, Andrzej; Kmita, Angelika; Gajewska, Marta; Lisowski, Wojciech et al. (25 January 2022). "Indium(II) Chloride as a Precursor in the Synthesis of Ternary (Ag–In–S) and Quaternary (Ag–In–Zn–S) Nanocrystals" (in en). Chemistry of Materials 34 (2): 809–825. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03800. ISSN 0897-4756. PMID 35095188.
- ↑ "Indium(II) chloride". Sigma Aldrich. https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/RU/en/product/aldrich/548456.
- ↑ "Indium(II) Chloride". American Elements. https://www.americanelements.com/indium-ii-chloride-13465-11-7#:~:text=About%20Indium(II)%20Chloride,chlorine%20gas%20and%20the%20metal..
- ↑ "Indium(II) chloride (CAS 13465-11-7)". scbt.com. https://www.scbt.com/p/indium-ii-chloride-13465-11-7.
- ↑ Haynes, William M. (22 June 2016) (in en). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. CRC Press. p. 4-66. ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=VVezDAAAQBAJ&dq=Indium(II)+chloride&pg=SA4-PA66. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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