Rhenium disulfide

Rhenium disulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Bis(sulfanylidene)rhenium
Other names
Rhenium(IV) sulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 234-878-3
  • InChI=1S/Re.2S
    Key: USWJSZNKYVUTIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • S=[Re]=S
Properties
ReS2
Molar mass 250.337 g/mol[1]
Odor odorless
Density 7.6 g/cm3[1]
insoluble
Structure
Triclinic, aP12, space group P1, No 2[2]
a = 0.6352 nm, b = 0.6446 nm, c = 1.2779 nm
α = 91.51°, β = 105.17°, γ = 118.97°
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Related compounds
Other anions
Rhenium(IV) oxide
Rhenium diselenide
Rhenium ditelluride
Other cations
Manganese diselenide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Rhenium disulfide is an inorganic compound of rhenium and sulfur with the formula ReS2. It has a layered structure where atoms are strongly bonded within each layer. The layers are held together by weak Van der Waals bonds, and can be easily peeled off from the bulk material.

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  2. ^ Lamfers, H.-F.; Meetsma, A; Wiegers, G.A.; de Boer, J.L. (1996). "The crystal structure of some rhenium and technetium dichalcogenides". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 241: 34–39. doi:10.1016/0925-8388(96)02313-4.