Niobium(V) chloride
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| IUPAC names Niobium(V) chloride Niobium pentachloride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.042 | 
| EC Number | 
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| Properties | |
| NbCl5 | |
| Molar mass | 270.17 g/mol | 
| Appearance | yellow monoclinic crystals deliquescent | 
| Density | 2.75 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 204.7 °C (400.5 °F; 477.8 K) | 
| Boiling point | 248.2 °C (478.8 °F; 521.3 K) | 
| decomposes | |
| Solubility | HCl, chloroform, CCl4 | 
| Thermochemistry | |
| Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 214.05 J K−1 mol−1 | 
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −797.47 kJ/mol | 
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H302, H312, H314, H332 | |
| P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P322, P330, P363, P405, P501 | |
| Flash point | Non-flammable | 
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Niobium(V) fluoride Niobium(V) bromide Niobium(V) iodide | 
| Other cations | Vanadium(IV) chloride Tantalum(V) chloride | 
| Related niobium chlorides | Niobium(III) chloride Niobium(IV) chloride | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Niobium(V) chloride, also known as niobium pentachloride, is a yellow crystalline solid. It hydrolyzes in air, and samples are often contaminated with small amounts of NbOCl3. It is often used as a precursor to other compounds of niobium. NbCl5 may be purified by sublimation.