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Vanadium compounds: vanadium trichloride

The vanadium in vanadium trichloride formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Vanadium trichloride

Formula as often written: VCl₃
Hill system formula: Cl₃V₁
CAS registry number: [7718-98-1]
Formula weight: 157.3
Class: chloride

Synonyms

vanadium trichloride
vanadium(III) chloride
vanadium chloride

Physical properties

Colour: red-violet
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 400°C (disproportionates to VCl₂ + VCl₄)
Boiling point:
Density: 3000 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in vanadium trichloride
Element	%
Cl	67.61
V	32.39

Synthesis

Not available

Solid state structure

Geometry of vanadium: 6 coordinate: octahedral
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of vanadium trichloride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the VCl₃ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: V₁Cl₃

mass  %
155   0.3 
156 100.0 __________________________________________________
157   0.2 
158  95.9 ________________________________________________
159   0.1 
160  30.7 _______________
161   0.0 
162   3.3 __

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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