Vanadium oxydichloride

Vanadium oxydichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VOCl2. One of several oxychlorides of vanadium, it is a hygroscopic green solid. It is prepared by comproportionation of vanadium trichloride and vanadium(V) oxides:[1]

V2O5 + VOCl3 + 3 VCl3 → 6 VOCl2
Vanadium oxydichloride
Names
Other names
Vanadyl dichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.457
EC Number
  • 233-517-7
UNII
Properties
Cl2OV
Molar mass 137.84 g·mol−1
Appearance Green solid
Density 2.88 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

As verified by X-ray crystallography, vanadium oxydichloride adopts a layered structure, featuring octahedral vanadium centers linked by doubly bridging oxide and chloride ligands.[2]

References

  1. G. Brauer (1963). "Vanadium Oxydichloride". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. NY: Academic Press. p. 1263.
  2. Seifert, H. J.; Uebach, J. (1981). "Beitrage zur Chemie und Struktur von Vanadylhalogeniden". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 479: 32–40. doi:10.1002/zaac.19814790804.
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