Rhenium(IV) chloride

Rhenium(IV) chloride
Unit cell of β-Rhenium(IV) chloride under standard conditions.
Unit cell of Rhenium(IV) chloride.
Names
Other names
rhenium tetrachloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/4Cl.Re
    Key: YPYBYMCXDNTAKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Re+4]
Properties
Cl4Re
Molar mass 328.01 g·mol−1
Appearance black solid
Density 4.5 g·cm−3 (β)
Structure[1]
Primitive monoclinic
P2/c, No. 13
a = 636.2 pm, b = 627.3 pm, c = 1216.5 pm
α = 90°, β = 93.15°, γ = 90°[1]
4
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Rhenium(IV) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula ReCl4. This black solid is of interest as a binary phase but otherwise is of little practical value. A second polymorph of ReCl4 is also known.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cotton FA, DeBoer BG, Mester Z (1973). "Chemistry of Rhenium(IV) Chloride. II. Structure of One of the Polymorphs (β) and Evidence for a New Polymorph (γ)". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95 (4): 1159–1163. doi:10.1021/ja00785a027.