Niobium oxychloride

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Niobium oxychloride
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Names
IUPAC name
Niobium (V) Oxychloride
Other names
Niobium oxytrichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
PubChem CID
  • O=[Nb](Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
Cl3NbO
Molar mass 215.26 g·mol−1
Appearancewhite crystals
Melting point sublimes above 200 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Niobium oxychloride is the inorganic compound with the formula NbOCl3. It is a white, crystalline, diamagnetic solid. It is often found as an impurity in samples of niobium pentachloride, a common reagent in niobium chemistry.

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Structure

In the solid state the coordination sphere for niobium is a distorted octahedron. The Nb–O bonds and Nb–Cl bonds are unequal. This structure can be described as planar Nb2Cl6 core connected by O–Nb–O bridges. In this way, the compound is best described as a polymer, consisting of a double stranded chain. [1] [2]

In the gas phase above 320 °C the Raman spectrum is consistent with a pyramidal monomer containing a niobium–oxygen double bond. [3]

Gaseous NbOCl3 is a tetrahedral molecule. Niobium-oxytrichloride-3D-balls.png
Gaseous NbOCl3 is a tetrahedral molecule.

Synthesis

Niobium oxychloride is prepared by treating the pentachloride with oxygen: [4]

NbCl5 + 1/2 O2 → NbOCl3 + Cl2

This reaction is conducted at about 200 °C. NbOCl3 also forms as a major side-product in the reaction of niobium pentoxide with various chlorinating agents such as carbon tetrachloride and thionyl chloride. [4] [5]

2 Nb2O5 + 6 CCl4 → 4 NbOCl3 + 6 COCl2

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