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Zirconium compounds: zirconium tetrachloride

The zirconium in zirconium tetrachloride formally is in the oxidation state 4.

Zirconium tetrachloride

Formula as often written: ZrCl₄
Hill system formula: Cl₄Zr₁
CAS registry number: [10026-11-6]
Formula weight: 233.035
Class: chloride

Synonyms

zirconium tetrachloride
zirconium(IV) chloride
zirconium chloride

Physical properties

Colour: white
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 437°C (25 atmospheres, triple point)
Boiling point: 331°C
Density: 2800 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in zirconium tetrachloride
Element	%
Cl	60.85
Zr	39.15

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of zirconium:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of zirconium tetrachloride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the ZrCl₄ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Zr₁Cl₄

mass  %
230  62.0 _______________________________
231  13.5 _______
232 100.0 __________________________________________________
233  17.3 _________
234  85.4 ___________________________________________
235   8.3 ____
236  51.0 __________________________
237   1.8 _
238  20.5 __________
239   0.1 
240   5.0 __
241   0.0 
242   0.7 
243   0.0 
244   0.0

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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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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