Zirconium diphosphide

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Zirconium diphosphide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2P.Zr
    Key: KOYGUUORAMWMAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [P].[P].[Zr]
Properties
P2Zr
Molar mass 153.172 g·mol−1
Appearancegrey crystals
insoluble
Related compounds
Related compounds
Zirconium monophosphide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Zirconium diphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of zirconium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula ZrP2. [1]

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Preparation

Zirconium diphosphide can be obtained from arc-melting of zirconium with red phosphorus: [2]

2 Zr + P4 → 2 ZrP2

Physical properties

Zirconium diphosphide forms grey crystals that is insoluble in water. Zirconium diphosphide is very toxic. [3] Has a lead(II) chloride crystal structure. [4] [2] [5] It dissolves in warm concentrated sulfuric acid. It decomposes into phosphorus and ZrP when heated in vacuum: [6]

ZrP2 → ZrP + P

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References

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