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Rhodium compounds: pentaamminechlororhodium dichloride

The rhodium in pentaamminechlororhodium dichloride formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Pentaamminechlororhodium dichloride

Formula as often written: [RhCl(NH₃)₅]Cl₂
Hill system formula: Cl₃H₁₅N₅Rh₁
CAS registry number: [13820-95-6]
Formula weight: 294.416
Class: complex

Synonyms

pentaamminechlororhodium dichloride
pentaamminechlororhodium(III) dichloride

Physical properties

Colour:
Appearance: microcrystalline solid
Melting point: (decomposes)
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in pentaamminechlororhodium dichloride
Element	%
Cl	36.13
H	5.14
N	23.79
Rh	34.95

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the [RhCl(NH₃)₅]Cl₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Rh₁Cl₃N₅H₁₅

mass  %
293 100.0 __________________________________________________
294   2.0 _
295  95.9 ________________________________________________
296   1.9 _
297  30.7 _______________
298   0.6 
299   3.3 __
300   0.1

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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