Rhenium(VI) chloride
Names
Other names
rhenium hexachloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/6ClH.Re/h6*1H;/q;;;;;;+6/p-6
    Key: GSGIQJBJGSKCDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-H
  • Cl[Re](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
Cl6Re
Molar mass 398.91 g·mol−1
Appearance black solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Rhenium(VI) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula ReCl6. It is a black paramagnetic solid. The molecules adopt an octahedral structure as seen in tungsten(VI) chloride.[1]

Preparation and reactions

Rhenium(VI) chloride was first generated as a mixture by chlorination of Re films.[2] Bulk samples can be prepared by combining rhenium hexafluoride with excess boron trichloride:

2 ReF6 + 6 BCl3 → ReCl6 + 6 BF2Cl

It is unstable at room temperature with respect to rhenium(V) chloride:

2 ReCl6 → [ReCl5]2 + Cl2

References

  1. ^ Tamadon, Farhad; Seppelt, K. (2012). "The Elusive Halides VCl5, MoCl6, and ReCl6". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52 (2): 767–769. doi:10.1002/anie.201207552. PMID 23172658.
  2. ^ Colton, R. (1962). "Rhenium Hexachloride". Nature. 194 (4826): 374–375. Bibcode:1962Natur.194..374C. doi:10.1038/194374a0. S2CID 4166446.

[1]

  1. ^ Colton, R. (1962). "Rhenium Hexachloride". Nature. 194 (4826): 374–375. Bibcode:1962Natur.194..374C. doi:10.1038/194374a0. S2CID 4166446.
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