Tantalum(III) chloride

Tantalum(III) chloride
Names
Other names
tantalum trichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 236-988-7
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Ta/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: UDKRLEXYBPHRQF-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • Cl[Ta](Cl)Cl
Properties
Cl3Ta
Molar mass 287.30 g·mol−1
Appearance black-green
Melting point 440 °C (824 °F; 713 K) decomposes[1]
yes
Related compounds
Other anions
 Tantalum(III) bromide
Tantalum(III) iodide
Other cations
 Niobium(III) chloride
Related compounds
 Ta6Cl15
Tantalum(IV) chloride
Tantalum(V) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tantalum(III) chloride or tantalum trichloride is non-stoichiometric chemical compound with a range of composition from TaCl2.9 to TaCl3.1[2] Anionic and neutral clusters containing Ta(III) chloride include [Ta6Cl18]4− and [Ta6Cl14](H2O)4.[3]

Structure of edge-capped octahedral clusters such as Ta6Cl182−.[4]
  1. ^ Haynes, William M. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 4–97. ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3.
  2. ^ Cotton, F Albert; Wilkinson, Geoffrey (1966). Advanced Inorganic Chemistry A Comprehensive Text. John Wiley. p. 927.
  3. ^ Duraisamy, Thirumalai; Hay, Daniel N. T.; Messerle, Louis (2014). "Octahedral Hexatantalum Halide Clusters". Inorganic Syntheses: Volume 36. Vol. 36. pp. 1–8. doi:10.1002/9781118744994.ch1. ISBN 9781118744994.
  4. ^ Thaxton, C. B.; Jacobson, R. A. (1971). "The Crystal Structure of H2(Ta6Cl18)(H2O)6". Inorganic Chemistry. 10 (7): 1460–1463. doi:10.1021/ic50101a029.