Uranium(III) chloride

Uranium(III) chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Uranium(III) chloride
Other names
Uranium chloride
Uranium trichloride
Hypouranous chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.U/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Y
    Key: SAWLVFKYPSYVBL-UHFFFAOYSA-K Y
  • InChI=1/3ClH.U/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: SAWLVFKYPSYVBL-DFZHHIFOAG
  • Cl[U](Cl)Cl
Properties
UCl3
Appearance Green crystalline solid
Density 5.500 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point 837 °C (1,539 °F; 1,110 K)
Boiling point 1,657 °C (3,015 °F; 1,930 K)
Soluble
Structure
Hybridisation Tricapped trigonal prismatic
Hazards
Flash point Non-flammable
Non-flammable
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Uranium(IV) chloride,
Uranium(V) chloride,
Uranium(VI) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Uranium(III) chloride, UCl3, is a water soluble salt of uranium. UCl3 is used mostly to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. Uranium(III) chloride is synthesized in various ways from uranium(IV) chloride; however, UCl3 is less stable than UCl4.

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