Molybdenum(III) chloride - ≥99.5% , CAS No.13478-18-7

CAS: 13478-18-7 Cat. No.: M283424 Molecular Weight: 202.32 EC Number: 236-775-9

GRADE & PURITY ≥99.5%

Synonyms

Molybdenum(III) chloride | Q4498220 | [MoCl3] | Molybdenum trichloride | Molybdenum chloride (MoCl3) | Molybdenum Muriaticum | CHEBI:30626 | MOLYBDENUM (III) CHLORIDE | (MoCl3) | MoCl3 | molybdenum(3+) chloride | Molybdenum(III) chloride, 99.95% trace met

Storage

Room temperature,Argon charged

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Specifications

Synonyms

Molybdenum(III) chloride | Q4498220 | [MoCl3] | Molybdenum trichloride | Molybdenum chloride (MoCl3) | Molybdenum Muriaticum | CHEBI:30626 | MOLYBDENUM (III) CHLORIDE | (MoCl3) | MoCl3 | molybdenum(3+) chloride | Molybdenum(III) chloride, 99.95% trace met

Specifications & Purity

≥99.5%

Storage

Room temperature, Argon charged

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Purity

≥99.5%

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: Cl[Mo](Cl)Cl
• IUPAC Name: trichloromolybdenum
• InChIKey: ZSSVQAGPXAAOPV-UHFFFAOYSA-K
• INCHI: 1S/3ClH.Mo/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
• Isomeric SMILES: Cl[Mo](Cl)Cl
• Molecular Weight: 202.32
• Reaxy-Rn: 3925227
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=3925227&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Inorganic compounds
  • Superclass Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
    • Class Transition metal salts
      • Subclass Transition metal chlorides

• Kingdom: Inorganic compounds
• Superclass: Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
• Class: Transition metal salts
• Subclass: Transition metal chlorides
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Transition metal chlorides
• Alternative Parents: Inorganic chloride salts
• Molecular Framework: Not available
• Substituents: Transition metal chloride - Inorganic chloride salt - Inorganic salt
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as transition metal chlorides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Chlorine, and the heaviest metal atom is a transition metal.
• External Descriptors: molybdenum halide

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

• Solubility: Soluble in nitric acid and sulfuric acid. Insoluble in water and dilute hydrochloric acid. Slightly soluble in ethanol and diethyl ether.
• Sensitivity: air sensitive, moisture sensitive
• Melt Point(°C): 1027℃
• Molecular Weight: 202.300 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 202.812 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 202.812 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 0.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 4
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 8.000
• 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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