Indium(I) chloride

Indium(I) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/ClH.In/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
    Key: APHGZSBLRQFRCA-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • Cl[In]
Properties
Appearance red and yellow
Density 4.218 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 216 °C (421 °F; 489 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Indium(I) chloride (also indium monochloride) is the chemical compound with the formula InCl. Indium monochloride occurs as a yellow cubic form below 120 °C and above this temperature as a red orthorhombic form.[2] InCl is one of three known indium chlorides.

  1. ^ Van Den Berg, J. M. (1966). "The crystal structure of the room temperature modification of indium chloride, InCl". Acta Crystallographica. 20 (6): 905–910. Bibcode:1966AcCry..20..905V. doi:10.1107/S0365110X66002032.
  2. ^ Pardoe, Jennifer A. J.; Downs, Anthony J. (2007-01-01). "Development of the Chemistry of Indium in Formal Oxidation States Lower than +3". Chemical Reviews. 107 (1): 2–45. doi:10.1021/cr068027+. ISSN 0009-2665. PMID 17212469.