Uranium tetrachloride
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| IUPAC name
Uranium(IV) chloride | |
| Other names
Tetrachlorouranium Uranium tetrachloride Uranous chloride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.040 |
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| Properties | |
| UCl4 | |
| Molar mass | 379.84 g/mol |
| Appearance | olive green solid |
| Density | 4.87 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 590 °C (1,094 °F; 863 K) |
| Boiling point | 791 °C (1,456 °F; 1,064 K) |
| Hydrolysis | |
| Solubility | Soluble in hydrochloric acid |
| Structure | |
| Octahedral | |
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Related compounds |
uranium trichloride, uranium pentachloride, uranium hexachloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uranium tetrachloride is an inorganic compound, a salt of uranium and chlorine, with the formula UCl4. It is a hygroscopic olive-green solid. It was used in the electromagnetic isotope separation (EMIS) process of uranium enrichment. It is one of the main starting materials for organouranium chemistry.