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Compounds of uranium:
uranium (VI) chloride
- Formula as commonly written: UCl6
- Hill system formula: Cl6U1
- CAS registry number: [13763-23-0]
- Formula weight: 450.745
- Class: chloride
Synonyms
- uranium (VI) chloride
- uranium chloride
- uranium hexachloride
Physical properties
- Colour: dark green
- Appearance: crystalline solid
- Melting point: 177°C
- Boiling point: 75°C
- Density: 3600 kg m-3
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Element analysis and oxidation numbers
For each compound, and where possible, a formal oxidation number for each element is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited, especially so for p-block elements in particular. Based upon that oxidation number, an electronic configuration is also given but note that for more exotic compounds you should view this as a guide only.
| Element |
% |
Formal oxidation state |
Formal electronic configuration |
|
Cl |
47.19 |
-1 |
[Ne].3s2.3p6 |
|
U |
52.81 |
6 |
[Rn] |
Synthesis
Not available
Solid state structure
- Geometry of uranium: 6 coordinate: octahedral
- Prototypical structure:

Isotope pattern
What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the UCl6 unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.
Formula: U1Cl6
mass %
444 0.0 445 0.4 446 0.0 447 0.7 448 52.1 __________________________ 449 0.6 450 100.0 __________________________________________________ 451 0.2 452 80.0 ________________________________________ 453 0.1 454 34.1 _________________ 455 0.0 456 8.2 ____ 457 0.0 458 1.0 459 0.0 460 0.1
References
The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.
- R.T. Sanderson in Chemical Periodicity, Reinhold, New York, USA, 1960.
- N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw in Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd edition, Butterworth, UK, 1997.
- F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C.A. Murillo, and M. Bochmann, in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
- A.F. Trotman-Dickenson, (ed.) in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon, Oxford, UK, 1973.
- R.W.G. Wyckoff, in Crystal Structures, volume 1, Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 1963.
- A.R.West in Basic solid state chemistry Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
- A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
- J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
- D.R. Lide, (ed.) in Chemical Rubber Company handbook of chemistry and physics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 77th edition, 1996.
- J.W. Mellor in A comprehensive treatise on inorganic and theoretical chemistry, volumes 1-16, Longmans, London, UK, 1922-1937.
- J.E. Macintyre (ed.) in Dictionary of inorganic compounds, volumes 1-3, Chapman & Hall, London, UK, 1992.
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