Protactinium(IV) chloride

Protactinium(IV) chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Protactinium(IV) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/4ClH.Pa/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: YVRMMEYNJWFJEX-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [Pa](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
PaCl4
Molar mass 372.848 g mol−1
Appearance chartreuse
Density 4.72 g/cm3
Structure
tetragonal[1],tI20
I41/amd , No. 141
Related compounds
Other anions
Protactinium(IV) fluoride
Protactinium(IV) bromide
Protactinium(IV) iodide
Other cations
Uranium(IV) chloride
Thorium(IV) chloride
Praseodymium(III) chloride
Related compounds
Protactinium(V) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Protactinium(IV) chloride is an inorganic compound. It is an actinide halide, a salt composed of protactinium and chlorine. It is radioactive, and has the chemical formula of PaCl4. It is a chartreuse-coloured (yellowish-green) crystal[1] of the tetragonal crystal system.

  1. ^ a b Brown D., Hall T.L., Moseley P.T (1973). "Structural parameters and unit cell dimensions for the tetragonal actinide tetrachlorides(Th, Pa, U, and Np) and tetrabromides (Th and Pa)". J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. (6): 686–691. doi:10.1039/DT9730000686.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)