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IUPAC name
Trichlorothorium
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Other names
Thorium(III) chloride
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3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
Cl3Th | |
Molar mass | 338.39 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | crystals |
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Related compounds
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Americium trichloride, uranium trichloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thorium trichloride is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and chlorine with the chemical formula ThCl3.[1][2][3]
The compound can be prepared by reducing thorium tetrachloride at 800°C:[4]
Also a reaction of both elements:[5]
Other reactions are also known.[6]
The compound forms crystals of the uranium trichloride crystal system.
Above 630 °C thorium trichloride dissociates into the dichloride and tetrachloride.
Thorium trichloride is supposed[clarification needed] to be used in a dual fluid reactor as reactor fuel.[7]