Vanadium oxytrichloride
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| IUPAC name
Vanadium trichloride oxide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.892 |
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| MeSH | trichlorooxo+vanadium |
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| UN number | 2443 |
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| Properties | |
| VOCl 3 | |
| Molar mass | 173.300 g mol−1 |
| Appearance | yellow liquid |
| Density | 1.826 g mL−1 |
| Melting point | −76.5 °C (−105.7 °F; 196.7 K) |
| Boiling point | 126.7 °C (260.1 °F; 399.8 K) |
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| Vapor pressure | 1.84 kPa (at 20 °C) |
| Structure | |
| Tetrahedral | |
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| H301, H314 | |
| P280, P301+P310, P305+P351+P338, P310 | |
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LD50 (median dose) |
140 mg kg−1 (oral, rat) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Vanadium oxytrichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VOCl3. This yellow distillable liquid hydrolyzes readily in air. It is an oxidizing agent. It is used as a reagent in organic synthesis. Samples often appear red or orange owing to an impurity of vanadium tetrachloride.