Neptunium tetrachloride
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3D model (JSmol)
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| Molar mass | 379 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | orange-brown crystals |
| Density | 4.95 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 538 °C (1,000 °F; 811 K) |
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Related compounds
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Uranium tetrachloride, Thorium tetrachloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Neptunium tetrachloride is a binary inorganic compound of neptunium metal and chlorine with the chemical formula NpCl4.[1][2]
Synthesis
[edit]The compound can be prepared by:
- the reaction of neptunium nitride with HCl:[3]
- 2 NpN + 8 HCl → N2 + 4 H2 + 2 NpCl4
- the reaction of neptunium sulfide with HCl:
- Np2S3 + 8 HCl → 2 NpCl4 + 3 H2S + H2
- the reaction of carbon tetrachloride with neptunium(IV) oxide or NpO2. Neptunium tetrachloride is formed as a yellow sublimate.[4]
- NpO2 + CCl4 → NpCl4 + CO2
Other reactions are also used.[5]
Physical properties
[edit]NpCl4 crystallizes in tetragonal crystal system of space group I4/amd.[6]
Chemical properties
[edit]The compound reacts with ammonia to produce neptunium trichloride:[3]
- 6 NpCl4 + 2 NH3 → 6 NpCl3 + 6 HCl + N2
Neptunium tetrachloride can be reduced to neptunium trichloride by hydrogen at 450 °C.
- 2 NpCl4 + H2 → 2 NpCl3 + 2HCl
References
[edit]- ^ "WebElements Periodic Table » Neptunium » neptunium tetrachloride". webelements.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Stone, J. A.; Jones, E. R. (15 February 1971). "Mössbauer Spectra and Magnetic Susceptibility of Neptunium Tetrachloride below 85°K". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 54 (4): 1713–1718. Bibcode:1971JChPh..54.1713S. doi:10.1063/1.1675076. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ a b Sheft, Irving; Fried, Sherman (1950). New Neptunium Compounds. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Division. p. 5. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Fried, S. (1947). The Basic Dry Chemistry of Neptunium. Atomic Energy Commission. p. 1. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Ahrland, S.; Bagnall, K. W.; Brown, D. (7 June 2016). The Chemistry of the Actinides: Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-4831-5934-8. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Spirlet, Marie-Rose; Jemine, Xavier; Goffart, Jean (1 January 1995). "A single-crystal X-ray structure determination of neptunium tetrachloride". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 216 (2): 269–271. doi:10.1016/0925-8388(94)01264-I. ISSN 0925-8388. Retrieved 1 April 2024.