Protactinium(IV) chloride
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IUPAC name
Protactinium(IV) chloride
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3D model (JSmol)
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PaCl4 | |
Molar mass | 372.848 g mol−1 |
Appearance | chartreuse |
Density | 4.72 g/cm3 |
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tetragonal[1],tI20 | |
I41/amd , No. 141 | |
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Other anions
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Protactinium(IV) fluoride Protactinium(IV) bromide Protactinium(IV) iodide |
Other cations
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Uranium(IV) chloride Thorium(IV) chloride Praseodymium(III) chloride |
Related compounds
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Protactinium(V) 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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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.
Preparation
Protactinium(IV) chloride can be prepared by the reduction of protactinium(V) chloride:[2]
It can also be obtained by the chlorination of protactinium(IV) oxide:[2]
It can also be formed during the thermal decomposition of protactinium oxychloride at 500 °C in a vacuum:[3]
Properties
Protactinium(IV) chloride is a chartreuse, hygroscopic, crystalline solid that can be sublimed at 400 °C in a vacuum. It is soluble in strong mineral acids, forming green solutions. The complex PaCl4·4CH3CN is formed with acetonitrile. It has a tetragonal crystal structure with the space group I41/amd (space group no. 141) and the lattice parameters a = 837.7 pm, c = 747.9 pm[2] of the uranium(IV) chloride type.[4]
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