Uranium tetrachloride
| Names | |
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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 | 
| EC Number | 
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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 | |
| Related compounds | |
| 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). Infobox references | |
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.