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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| UNII | |
| 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) | 
| Decomposes | |
| Vapor pressure | 1.84 kPa (at 20 °C) | 
| Structure | |
| Tetrahedral | |
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H301, H314 | |
| P280, P301+P310, P305+P351+P338, P310 | |
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| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| 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). Infobox references | |
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.