Neodymium(II) chloride

Neodymium(II) chloride
Names
Other names
Neodymium dichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Nd/h2*1H;/p-2
    Key: YATFJWWYFCCTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Cl-].[Cl-].[Nd+2]
Properties
NdCl2
Molar mass 215.14 g/mol
Appearance Black solid[1]
Structure
Orthorhombic
Pnma, No. 62
Related compounds
Other anions
 Neodymium(II) bromide
Neodymium(II) iodide
Other cations
 SmCl2, EuCl2, DyCl2, TmCl2, YbCl2,
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Crystal structure of the mineral cotunnite (lead(II) chloride, PbCl2; orthorhombic, Pnam) with one Pb coordination polyhedron showing the ninefold chlorine coordiantion sphere.

Neodymium(II) chloride or neodymium dichloride is a chemical compound of neodymium and chlorine with the formula NdCl2.

  1. ^ Brauer, Georg; Baudler, Marianne (1975). Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie, Band I. (3rd ed.). Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke. ISBN 3-432-02328-6.