Vanadium(II) chloride

Vanadium(II) chloride
Plan view of a single layer in the crystal structure of vanadium(II) chloride
Plan view of a single layer in the crystal structure of vanadium(II) chloride
Layer stacking in the crystal structure of vanadium(II) chloride
Layer stacking in the crystal structure of vanadium(II) chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Vanadium(II) chloride
Other names
Vanadous chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-176-7
RTECS number
  • YW1575000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.V/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 checkY
    Key: ITAKKORXEUJTBC-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/2ClH.V/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: ITAKKORXEUJTBC-NUQVWONBAZ
  • Cl[V]Cl
Properties
VCl2
Molar mass 121.847 g/mol
Appearance pale green solid
Density 3.230 g/cm3
Melting point 1,027 °C (1,881 °F; 1,300 K)
Boiling point 1,506 °C (2,743 °F; 1,779 K)
soluble
+2410.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
CdI2
octahedral
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Reacts with oxygen rapidly
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H302, H314
P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P330, P363, P405
Related compounds
Other anions
 vanadium(II) fluoride,
vanadium(II) bromide,
vanadium(II) iodide
Other cations
 titanium(II) chloride, chromium(II) chloride
Related compounds
 vanadium(III) 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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Vanadium(II) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl2, and is the most reduced vanadium chloride. Vanadium(II) chloride is an apple-green solid that dissolves in water to give purple solutions.[2]

  1. ^ "Vanadium dichloride". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).