Dysprosium(III) chloride

Dysprosium(III) chloride
Dysprosium(III) chloride hexahydrate
Names
IUPAC names
Dysprosium(III) chloride
Dysprosium trichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Dy/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3 checkY
    Key: BOXVSFHSLKQLNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-K checkY
  • InChI=1/3ClH.Dy/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: BOXVSFHSLKQLNZ-DFZHHIFOAK
  • Cl[Dy](Cl)Cl
Properties
DyCl3
Molar mass 268.86 g/mol (anhydrous)
Appearance white solid
Density 3.67 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 647 °C (1,197 °F; 920 K) (anhydrous)
Boiling point 1,530 °C (2,790 °F; 1,800 K)
Soluble
Structure
AlCl3 structure
Octahedral
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P302+P352, P305+P351+P338
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
Dysprosium(III) fluoride
Dysprosium(III) bromide
Dysprosium(III) iodide
Dysprosium(III) oxide
Other cations
Terbium(III) chloride
Dysprosium(II) chloride
Holmium(III) chloride
Related compounds
Dysprosium(II) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dysprosium(III) chloride (DyCl3), also known as dysprosium trichloride, is a compound of dysprosium and chlorine. It is a white to yellow solid which rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a hexahydrate, DyCl3·6H2O. Simple rapid heating of the hydrate causes partial hydrolysis[2] to an oxychloride, DyOCl.

  1. ^ GHS: Sigma-Aldrich 325546
  2. ^ F. T. Edelmann, P. Poremba, in: Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry, (W. A. Herrmann, ed.), Vol. 6, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1997.