Vanadium tetrachloride

Vanadium tetrachloride
Structural formula of the vanadium tetrachloride molecule
Structural formula of the vanadium tetrachloride molecule
3D model of the vanadium tetrachloride molecule
3D model of the vanadium tetrachloride molecule
Names
IUPAC names
Vanadium tetrachloride
Vanadium(IV) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 231-561-1
RTECS number
  • YW2625000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/4ClH.2V/h4*1H;;/q;;;;2*+2/p-4 checkY
    Key: UNUHYFVFMNJHJW-UHFFFAOYSA-J checkY
  • InChI=1/4ClH.2V/h4*1H;;/q;;;;2*+2/p-4
    Key: UNUHYFVFMNJHJW-XBHQNQODAR
  • Cl[V](Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
VCl4
Molar mass 192.75 g/mol
Appearance bright red liquid, moisture sensitive
Odor pungent
Density 1.816 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point −24.5 °C (−12.1 °F; 248.7 K)
Boiling point 148 °C (298 °F; 421 K)
decomposes
Solubility soluble in CH2Cl2
Vapor pressure 7.9 Pa
+1130.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
tetrahedral
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Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 toxic; oxidizer; hydrolyzes to release HCl
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorusSpecial hazard W: Reacts with water in an unusual or dangerous manner. E.g. sodium, sulfuric acid
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2
W
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
160 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions
 vanadium tetrafluoride, vanadium disulfide, vanadium tetrabromide
Other cations
 titanium tetrachloride, chromium tetrachloride, niobium tetrachloride, tantalum tetrachloride
Related compounds
 vanadium 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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Vanadium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl4. This reddish-brown liquid serves as a useful reagent for the preparation of other vanadium compounds.