Neodymium(II) chloride

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Neodymium(II) chloride
Names
Other names
Neodymium dichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Nd/h2*1H;/p-2
    Key: YATFJWWYFCCTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Cl-].[Cl-].[Nd+2]
Properties
NdCl2
Molar mass 215.14 g/mol
AppearanceBlack solid [1]
Structure
Orthorhombic
Pnma, No. 62
Related compounds
Other anions
Neodymium(II) bromide
Neodymium(II) iodide
Other cations
SmCl2, EuCl2, DyCl2, TmCl2, YbCl2,
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Neodymium(II) chloride or neodymium dichloride is a chemical compound of neodymium and chlorine with the formula NdCl2.

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Preparation

Neodymium(II) chloride can be prepared by reducing neodymium(III) chloride with lithium metal/naphthalene or lithium chloride in THF. [2]

Reduction of neodymium(III) chloride with neodymium metal at temperatures above 650 °C also yields neodymium(II) chloride: [3]

2 NdCl3 + Nd → 3 NdCl2

Structure

Neodymium(II) chloride adopts the PbCl2 (cotunnite) structure. Each Nd2+ ion is coordinated by nine Cl ions in a tricapped trigonal prismatic arrangement. Seven of the Nd-Cl distances are in the range 2.95-3.14 Å while two are longer at 3.45 Å. [4] [5]

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