Zirconium dichloride

Zirconium dichloride
Names
IUPAC name
dichloridozirconium
Other names
Zirconium(II) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Zr/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: VPGLGRNSAYHXPY-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • Cl[Zr]Cl
Properties
ZrCl2
Appearance black solid
Density 3.6 g/cm3
Melting point 722
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Zirconium dichloride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula ZrCl2.[1] ZrCl2 is a black solid.[2] It adopts a layered structure as molybdenum disulfide

The compound can be formed by heating zirconium monochloride and zirconium tetrachloride:[2]

2ZrCl + ZrCl4 → 3ZrCl2

References

  1. ^ Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. Academic Press. 27 February 1971. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-08-057862-0. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cisar, Alan; Corbett, John D.; Daake, Richard L. (1979). "The Zirconium Dichloride Phase Region. Synthesis, Structure, and Photoelectron Spectral Studies of 3R-ZrCl2, 6T-Zr1.05Cl2, and Related Phases". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (3): 836–843. doi:10.1021/ic50193a060.
  3. ^ Guthrie, Dennis H.; Corbett, John D. (1981). "Synthesis and Structure of an Infinite-Chain Form of ZrI2 (α)". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 37 (2): 256–263. doi:10.1016/0022-4596(81)90092-X.


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