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IUPAC names
Antimony pentachloride
Antimony(V) chloride | |||
Other names
Antimonic chloride
Antimony perchloride | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.729 | ||
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Properties | |||
Cl5Sb | |||
Molar mass | 299.01 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | colorless or reddish-yellow (fuming) liquid, oily | ||
Odor | pungent, offensive | ||
Density | 2.336 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1] 2.36 g/cm3 (25 °C)[2] | ||
Melting point | 2.8 °C (37.0 °F; 275.9 K) | ||
Boiling point | 140 °C (284 °F; 413 K) decomposes from 106 °C[3] 79 °C (174 °F; 352 K) at 22 mmHg[1] 92 °C (198 °F; 365 K) at 30 mmHg[2] | ||
reacts | |||
Solubility | soluble in alcohol, HCl, tartaric acid, CHCl3, CS2, CCl4 | ||
Solubility in selenium(IV) oxychloride | 62.97 g/100 g (25 °C) | ||
Vapor pressure | 0.16 kPa (25 °C) 4 kPa (40 °C) 7.7 kPa (100 °C)[4] | ||
-120.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
Refractive index (nD)
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1.59255 | ||
Viscosity | 2.034 cP (29.4 °C)[1] 1.91 cP (35 °C) | ||
Structure | |||
Trigonal bipyramidal | |||
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Thermochemistry[3] | |||
Heat capacity (C)
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120.9 J/mol·K (gas) | ||
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
295 J/mol·K | ||
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-437.2 kJ/mol | ||
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)
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-345.35 kJ/mol | ||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Inhalation hazards
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Toxic | ||
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Danger | |||
H314, H411 | |||
P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310 | |||
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Flash point | 77 °C (171 °F; 350 K) | ||
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose)
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1115 mg/kg, (rat, oral)[3] | ||
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (as Sb)[5] | ||
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (as Sb)[5] | ||
Related compounds | |||
Other anions
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Antimony pentafluoride | ||
Other cations
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Phosphorus pentachloride | ||
Related compounds
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Antimony 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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Antimony pentachloride is a chemical compound with the formula SbCl5. It is a colourless oil, but typical samples are yellowish due to dissolved chlorine. Owing to its tendency to hydrolyse to hydrochloric acid, SbCl5 is a highly corrosive substance and must be stored in glass or PTFE containers.