Rhodium black - ≥99.9% metals basis , CAS No.7440-16-6

CAS: 7440-16-6 Cat. No.: R109241 Molecular Weight: 102.91 EC Number: 231-125-0

GRADE & PURITY ≥99.9% metals basis

Synonyms

7440-16-6|Rh|Rhodium|Rhodium black|rodio|Rhodium on alumina|RHODIUM(II) ION|MFCD00011201|DMK383DSAC|45Rh|Rhodium 5% on Carbon, 50%-70% Water|Rhodium powder|CHEBI:33359|HSDB 7121|Rhodium fume|Rhodium on carbon|Rhodium, elemental|Rhodium 5% on Carbon (wette

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Overview

Product class PGM Blacks Chemical properties Chemical formula Rh Empirical formula Rh Molecular weight 102.91 Metal Rh Theoretical metal content 95 Physical state powder Color Metal purity grey black 99.95

Product class
PGM Blacks

Chemical properties

Chemical formula

Rh

Empirical formula

Rh

Molecular weight

102.91

Metal

Rh

Theoretical metal content

95

Physical state

powder

Color

grey black

Specifications

Synonyms

7440-16-6 | Rh | Rhodium | Rhodium black | rodio | Rhodium on alumina | RHODIUM(II) ION | MFCD00011201 | DMK383DSAC | 45Rh | Rhodium 5% on Carbon, 50%-70% Water | Rhodium powder | CHEBI:33359 | HSDB 7121 | Rhodium fume | Rhodium on carbon | Rhodium, elemental | Rhodium 5% on Carbon (wette

Specifications & Purity

≥99.9% metals basis

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Purity

≥99.9% metals basis

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: [Rh]
• IUPAC Name: rhodium
• InChIKey: MHOVAHRLVXNVSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/Rh
• Isomeric SMILES: [Rh]
• WGK Germany: 3
• RTECS: VI9069000
• UN Number: 3089
• Packing Group: II
• Molecular Weight: 102.91
• Reaxy-Rn: 4122948

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Inorganic compounds
  • Superclass Homogeneous metal compounds
    • Class Homogeneous transition metal compounds

• Kingdom: Inorganic compounds
• Superclass: Homogeneous metal compounds
• Class: Homogeneous transition metal compounds
• Subclass: Not available
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Homogeneous transition metal compounds
• Alternative Parents: Not available
• Molecular Framework: Not available
• Substituents: Homogeneous transition metal
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as homogeneous transition metal compounds. These are inorganic compounds containing only metal atoms,with the largest atom being a transition metal atom.
• External Descriptors: platinum group metal atom - cobalt group element atom

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Boil Point(°C): 130° C at 1013 hPa
• Melt Point(°C): 1966°C
• Molecular Weight: 102.905 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 102.905 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 102.905 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 0.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 1
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 0.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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