Vanadium(II) chloride

Vanadium(II) chloride
Names
	IUPAC name Vanadium(II) chloride
	Other names Vanadous chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	10580-52-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	59733 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.031.057
EC Number	234-176-7;
PubChem CID	66355;
RTECS number	YW1575000;
UNII	5V2RJ2EWG4 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60147349 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2ClH.V/h21H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: ITAKKORXEUJTBC-UHFFFAOYSA-L ; InChI=1/2ClH.V/h21H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: ITAKKORXEUJTBC-NUQVWONBAZ;
	SMILES Cl[V]Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	VCl2
Molar mass	121.847 g/mol
Appearance	pale green solid
Density	3.230 g/cm3
Melting point	1,027 °C (1,881 °F; 1,300 K)
Boiling point	1,506 °C (2,743 °F; 1,779 K)
Solubility in water	soluble
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	+2410.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure	CdI2
Coordination geometry	octahedral
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Reacts with oxygen rapidly
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H302, H314
Precautionary statements	P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P330, P363, P405
Related compounds
Other anions	vanadium(II) fluoride, ; vanadium(II) bromide, ; vanadium(II) iodide
Other cations	titanium(II) chloride, chromium(II) chloride
Related compounds	vanadium(III) chloride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Vanadium(II) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl₂, and is the most reduced vanadium chloride. Vanadium(II) chloride is an apple-green solid that dissolves in water to give purple solutions.