Chromium(IV) chloride

Chromium(IV) chloride ^[1]

Identifiers
CAS Number	15597-88-3  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	20569074  Y
PubChem CID	177612
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30166007
InChI InChI=1S/4ClH.Cr/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4 N Key: FVIAFAGQDQRRCD-UHFFFAOYSA-J N InChI=1/4ClH.Cr/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4 Key: FVIAFAGQDQRRCD-XBHQNQODAT
SMILES [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cr+4]
Properties
Chemical formula	CrCl4
Molar mass	193.807 g/mol
Melting point	Decomposes above −80 °C (−112 °F)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N  verify  (what is  YN ?) Infobox references

Chromium(IV) chloride is an unstable compound of chromium and chlorine with the chemical formula Cr Cl ₄. It is generated by combining chromium(III) chloride and chlorine gas at elevated temperatures, but reverts to those substances at room temperature. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–53. ISBN   0-8493-0594-2.
2. Plies, V. (1988). "Massenspektrometrische Untersuchungen der Gasphase über CrCl₃ und CrCl₃/Cl₂". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie. 556: 120–8. doi:10.1002/zaac.19885560112.
3. B. Cuoni; F.P. Emmenegger; C. Rohrbasser; C.W. Schläpfer; P. Studer (1978). "Raman spectrum and structure of chromiumtetrachloride (CrCl4) and chromiumtetrabromide (CrBr4)". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy. 34 (3): 247–251. doi:10.1016/0584-8539(78)80141-X.