Hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride

Hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride
Names
	IUPAC name Hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride
	Other names Cobalt hexammine chloride, hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	10534-89-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	140101;
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.991
EC Number	234-103-9;
PubChem CID	159295;
UNII	240056WZHT ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1044358 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/3ClH.Co.6H3N/h31H;;61H3/q;;;+3;;;;;;/p-3 Key: JXBGZYGSWFSYFI-UHFFFAOYSA-K;
	SMILES [NH3+][Co-3]([NH3+])([NH3+])([NH3+])([NH3+])[NH3+].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-];
Properties
Chemical formula	H18N6Cl3Co
Molar mass	267.48 g/mol
Appearance	yellow or orange crystals
Density	1.71 g/cm3,
Melting point	decomposes
Solubility in water	0.26 M (20 °C); tribromide: 0.04 M (18 °C)
Solubility	soluble in NH3
Structure
Coordination geometry	octahedral
Dipole moment	0 D
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	poison
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions	[Co(NH3)6]Br3; [Co(NH3)6](OAc)3
Other cations	[Cr(NH3)6]Cl3; [Ni(NH3)6]Cl2
Related compounds	[Co(H2NCH2CH2NH2)3]Cl3; [Co(NH3)5(H2O)]Cl3; [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
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Hexaamminecobalt(III) chloride is the chemical compound with the formula [Co(NH₃)₆]Cl₃. It is the chloride salt of the coordination complex [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺, which is considered an archetypal "Werner complex", named after the pioneer of coordination chemistry, Alfred Werner. The cation itself is a metal ammine complex with six ammonia ligands attached to the cobalt(III) ion.