Einsteinium(III) chloride

Einsteinium(III) chloride is a chloride of einsteinium.

Einsteinium(III) chloride[1]
Names
Other names
  • Einsteinium trichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Es/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: OZEJMSZTICGSHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Es+3]
Properties
EsCl3
Molar mass 359.44 g/mol
Structure
Hexagonal
Related compounds
Other anions
 Einsteinium(III) bromide
Einsteinium(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Preparation

Einsteinium(III) chloride is created by reacting einsteinium metal with dry hydrogen chloride gas for 20 minutes at 500 °C which crystallized around 425 °C.[1]

2Es + 6HCl → 2EsCl3 + 3H2

References
  1. Miasoedov, B. F. Analytical chemistry of transplutonium elements, Wiley, 1974 (Original from the University of California), ISBN 0-470-62715-8, p. 99
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