Uranium tetrachloride

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Uranium tetrachloride

Names
IUPAC name Uranium(IV) chloride
Other names Tetrachlorouranium Uranium tetrachloride Uranous chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	10026-10-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	19969614 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.040
EC Number	233-057-7
PubChem CID	66210
UNII	8E7IB152RL Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1064906
InChI InChI=1S/4ClH.2U/h4*1H;;/q;;;;2*+2/p-4 Y Key: AYQSGSWJZFIBLR-UHFFFAOYSA-J Y InChI=1/4ClH.2U/h4*1H;;/q;;;;2*+2/p-4 Key: AYQSGSWJZFIBLR-XBHQNQODAS
SMILES [U+4].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-]
Properties
Chemical formula	UCl4
Molar mass	379.84 g/mol
Appearance	olive green solid
Density	4.87 g/cm3
Melting point	590 °C (1,094 °F; 863 K)
Boiling point	791 °C (1,456 °F; 1,064 K)
Solubility in water	Hydrolysis
Solubility	Soluble in hydrochloric acid
Structure
Crystal structure	Octahedral
Related compounds
Related compounds	uranium trichloride, uranium pentachloride, uranium hexachloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Uranium tetrachloride is an inorganic compound, a salt of uranium and chlorine, with the formula UCl₄. It is a hygroscopic olive-green solid. It was used in the electromagnetic isotope separation (EMIS) process of uranium enrichment. It is one of the main starting materials for organouranium chemistry.