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CAS NUMBER: 7718-98-1
EC NUMBER: 231-744-6
MOLECULAR FORMULA: VCl3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 157.30
IUPAC NAME: trichlorovanadium
Vanadium Trichloride is a common precursor to other vanadium(III) complexes
Vanadium Trichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula Vanadium Trichloride.
This purple salt is a common precursor to other vanadium(III) complexes.
Vanadium Trichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula Vanadium Trichloride.
Vanadium Trichloride is a common precursor to other vanadium(III) complexes.
Vanadium Trichloride forms many adducts and derivatives with a broad scale of colors
Complexes:
Vanadium Trichloride forms colorful adducts and derivatives with a broad scale of ligands.
Vanadium Trichloride dissolves in water to give the hexahydrate, but the formula is deceptive.
Vanadium Trichloride is described by the formula [VCl2(H2O)4]Cl.2H2O.
In other words, two of the water molecules are not bound to the vanadium, whose structure resembles the corresponding Fe(III) derivative.
Removal of the two bound chloride ligands from [VCl2(H2O)4]+ in aqueous solution gives the green ion [V(H2O)6]3+
With tetrahydrofuran, Vanadium Trichloride forms the red/pink complex Vanadium Trichloride(THF)3.
Vanadium Trichloride reacts with acetonitrile to give the green adduct Vanadium Trichloride(MeCN)3.
When treated with KCN, Vanadium Trichloride converts to [V(CN)7]4− (early metals commonly adopt coordination numbers greater than 6 with compact ligands).
Complementarily, larger metals can form complexes with rather bulky ligands.
This aspect is illustrated by the isolation of Vanadium Trichloride(NMe3)2, containing two bulky NMe3 ligands.
Organometallic derivatives:
Vanadium Trichloride as its thf complex is a precursor toV(mesityl)3.[9]
Vanadium Trichloride(THF)3 + 3 LiC6H2-2,4,6-Me3 → V(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)3(THF) + 3 LiCl
Vanadium Trichloride (Vanadium chloride, vanadium trichloride) is an excellent water soluble crystalline Vanadium source for uses compatible with chlorides.
Vanadium Trichloride is generally immediately available in most volumes.
Ultra high purity, high purity, submicron and nanopowder forms may be considered.
Typical and custom packaging is available.
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Reactivity Profile:
Vanadium Trichloride attacks many organic compounds.
Vanadium Trichloride can catalyze organic reactions.
Aqueous solutions react as acids to neutralize bases.
These neutralizations can generate heat.
Combination of Vanadium Trichloride with methylmagnesium iodide, or other Grignard type reagents, can be violently explosive under a variety of conditions
Vanadium Trichloride is a pink crystalline solid.
Vanadium Trichloride's Density 3.00 g / cm3.
Vanadium Trichloride is Used to make other chemicals.
Vanadium Trichloride is paramagnetic:
vanadium(III) has two unpaired electrons.
Preparation and reactions:
Vanadium Trichloride is prepared by heating VCl4 at 160–170 °C under a flowing stream of inert gas, which sweeps out the Cl2.
The bright red liquid converts to a purple solid.
Vanadium Trichloride is prepared by simply heating VCl4 at 160-170 °C under a flowing stream of inert gas, which sweeps out the Cl2.
The reaction is straightforward to monitor: the bright red liquid converts to a crusty purple solid.
Further heating of Vanadium Trichloride decomposes with volatilization of VCl4, leaving VCl2.
Structure of Vanadium Trichloride:
Vanadium Trichloride has the common BiI3 structure, a motif that features hexagonally closest-packed chloride framework with vanadium ions occupying the octahedral holes.
VBr3 and VI3 adopt the same structure, but VF3 features a structure more closely related to ReO3.
Vanadium Trichloride is paramagnetic and has two unpaired electrons.
Heating of Vanadium Trichloride decomposes with volatilization of VCl4, leaving VCl2.
Upon heating under H2 at 675 °C (but less than 700 °C), Vanadium Trichloride reduces to greenish VCl2.
2 Vanadium Trichloride + H2 → 2 VCl2 + 2 HCl
Comproportionation of vanadium trichloride and vanadium(V) oxides gives vanadium oxydichloride:
V2O5 + VOCl3 + 3 Vanadium Trichloride → 6 VOCl2
Vanadium trichloride catalyses the pinacol coupling reaction of benzaldehyde (PhCHO) to 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediol by various reducing metals such as zinc:
Zn + 2 H2O + 2 PhCHO → (PhCH(OH))2 + Zn(OH)2
Vanadium Trichloride has the very common BI3 structure, a motif that features hexagonally closest-packed chloride framework with vanadium ions occupying the octahedral holes.
VBr3 and VI3 adopt the same structure, but VF3 features a structure more closely related to ReO3.
Reactions of Vanadium Trichloride:
Adducts and derivatives of V(III) show a broad scala of colours.
-Aqua complexes:
Vanadium Trichloride dissolves in water to give the hexahydrate, but the formula is deceptive.
Vanadium Trichloride is described by the formula [VCl2(H2O)4]Cl.2H2O.
In other words, two of the water molecules are not bound to the vanadium, whose structure resembles the corresponding Fe(III) derivative.
Removal of the two bound chloride ligands from [VCl2(H2O)4]+ in aqueous solution gives the green ion [V(H2O)6]3+.
-Other ligands:
Vanadium Trichloride forms complexes with many donor ligands.
Representative examples include the red/pink tetrahydrofuran adduct Vanadium Trichloride(THF)3 and the green acetonitrile adduct Vanadium Trichloride(MeCN)3.
When treated with KCN, Vanadium Trichloride converts to [V(CN)7]4-.
Vanadium Trichloride is typical for early metals to adopt high coordination numbers (more than 6) with compact ligands.
Complementarily, larger metals can form complexes with rather bulky ligands.
This aspect is illustrated by the isolation of Vanadium Trichloride(NMe3)2, containing two bulky NMe3 ligands.
-Reduction:
Upon heating under H2 at 675 °C (but less than 700 °C), Vanadium Trichloride reduces to greenish VCl2.
2 Vanadium Trichloride + H2 → 2 VCl2 + 2 HCl
-Precursor to organometallics:
The remarkably reactive species V(mesityl)3 is formed from Vanadium Trichloride.
Vanadium Trichloride(THF)3 + 3 LiC6H2-2,4,6-Me3 → V(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)3(THF) + 3 LiCl
This species binds CO and, under appropriate conditions, N2.
Sources/Uses:
Vanadium Trichloride Used in the preparation of vanadium dichloride and organovanadium compounds; [Hawley]
Vanadium Trichloride Used as a catalyst in the production of EPDM rubber and polyethylene; [Ullmann]
Category: Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Major Category: Metals
Alternative Name: Vanadium trichloride
Vanadium Trichloride has been used as a catalyst for Biginelli condensation.
Vanadium Trichloride is as a reducing agent
Vanadium Trichloride is capable of converting nitrate to nitrite in water samples
Vanadium Trichloride is allowing for the direct detection of nitrates.
Vanadium Trichloride has been shown to undergo solvolysis of one V-Cl bond upon reaction with primary and secondary aliphatic amines.
With the higher members of the primary amine series (RNH2, with R = n-Pr, n-Bu, n-Pent), simple adducts VC13,3NH2R and complex salts [NH3R][Vanadium Trichloride(NHR), 2NH2R] also appear to be formed.
Vanadium Trichloride forms a simple adduct, VCl2,6NH2Me, with MeNH2, but almost no reaction takes place at room temperature with EtNH2, n-PrNH2, Me2NH, and Et2NH.
Vanadium Trichloride may be used as a reduction agent to determine nitrates and nitrites in water samples.
Vanadium Trichloride may be used in redox flow batteries.
Vanadium Trichloride catalyses Pinacol coupling reactions of benzaldehyde in water.
Vanadium Trichloride also acts as a mild and efficient catalyst for the chemoselective deprotection of acetonides.
Vanadium Trichloride acts as a reducing agent.
Vanadium Trichloride is usually available in various concentration
Vanadium trichloride is used as a precursor for the synthesis of other compounds based on vanadium
Vanadium trichloride is soluble in water
Vanadium trichloride occurs in the form of purple crystals
Producing of Vanadium Trichlolide:
Known processes for producing Vanadium Trichloride have not successfully produced pure vanadium chloride by simple, inexpensive processing of existing ores or concentrates.
The processes used and proposed so far have been complex and expensive, and obtaining vanadium chloride of desired purity, especially in terms of oxygen content, has been difficult to make it useful for certain purposes, such as a feed material in reduction methods.
Vanadium Trichloride produces pure metal.
Vanadium Trichloride is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved process for producing vanadium trichloride.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing essentially oxygen-free vanadium trichloride.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an efficient and economical method for producing vanadium trichloride from vanadium oxytrichloride.
These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description.
Vanadium Trichloride acts as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of organic light emitting diodes.
Vanadium Trichloride acts as a precursor to other vanadium(III) complexes.
Further, Vanadium Trichloride is used in the preparation of vanadium dichloride and organovanadium compounds.
In addition to this, Vanadium Trichloride serves as a catalyst in the production of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber and polyethylene.
Vanadium Trichloride used in redox flow batteries.
Vanadium Trichloride catalyses Pinacol coupling reactions of benzaldehyde in water.
Vanadium Trichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl₃.
This purple salt is a common precursor to other vanadium(III) complexes.
USES OF VANADIUM TRICHLORIDE:
Vanadium Trichloride is used as catalytic converters for the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines.
Vanadium Trichloride also has applications as enhancers, depolarizers in the manufacture of:
-glass and enamels
-organic ion exchangers
-luminescent compounds
-synthetic rubbers
-thermistors and switching elements
-as well as in the manufacture of paints
-coloring agents in photography and cinematography.
They are used to prevent UV light transmission in glass.
Vanadium compounds are used as a mordant in the dyeing and printing of fabrics, particularly to fix aniline black on silk and cathode ray tubes.
Vanadium Trichloride has pink crystals form
Vanadium Trichloride can soluble in ether and absolute alcohol
Vanadium Trichloride decomposes in water and when heated
Vanadium Trichloride used to prepare vanadium and organovanadium compounds (esterfication and transesterfication catalyst);
Vanadium Trichloride used as a catalyst in the polymerization of:
-olefins
-epoxy
-phenolic
-silicone resins
PHYSICAL PROEPRTIES OF VANADIUM TRICHLORIDE::
-Molecular Weight: 157.30
-Exact Mass: 155.850516
-Monoisotopic Mass: 155.850516
-Topological Polar Surface Area: 0 Ų
-Color: violet
-Form: violet crystal paramagnetic
-Density: 3.0 g/cm3 (20 °C)
-Melting point: > 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K) (decomposes)
-Solubility in water: soluble
-Solubility: water soluble
-Physical Form: Powder
-Percent Purity: 97%
-Fieser: 13,289
-Bulk Density: 1000 kg/m3
-Featured Industry: Battery Manufacturing
-Assay: 97%
-LogP: 2.06850
Vanadium Trichloride or Vanadium trichloride acts as a reducing agent.
Vanadium Trichloride is an inorganic compound with the molecular formula Vanadium Trichloride.
Vanadium Trichloride is a pink to violet powder.
The Molecular Weight of Vanadium Trichloride is 157.3.
Vanadium Trichloride forms adducts and derivatives with a broad scale of colors.
Vanadium Trichloride acts as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of organic light emitting diodes.
Vanadium Trichloride acts as a precursor to other vanadium(III) complexes.
Vanadium Trichloride is used in the preparation of vanadium dichloride and organovanadium compounds.
Vanadium Trichloride serves as a catalyst in the production of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber and polyethylene.
CHEMICAL PROEPRTIES OF VANADIUM TRICHLORIDE:
-Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
-Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
-Rotatable Bond Count: 0
-Heavy Atom Count: 4
-Formal Charge: 0
-Complexity: 8
-Isotope Atom Count: 0
-Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
-Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
-Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
-Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
-Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1
-Compound Is Canonicalized: Yes
-Magnetic susceptibility (χ): +3030.0·10−6 cm3/mol
-Crystal structure: Trigonal, hR24
STORAGE OF VANADIUM TRICHLORIDE:
Vanadium Trichloride should be stored at 4°C.
Vanadium Trichloride should be stored in a dry area.
Since Vanadium Trichloride is air sensitive, it should be kept in airtight containers.
Vanadium Trichloride should be stored in a moisture-free environment.
Since Vanadium Trichloride is sensitive to light, it should be stored in light-protected bottles.
The Container Vanadium Trichloride is in must be kept tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.
Vanadium Trichloride should be stored separately as it is incompatible with the following substances.
-Water
-Strong oxidizing agents
-Metals
Vanadium Trichloride should not be kept at very high temperatures.
Vanadium Trichloride should be stored under constant pressure.
SYNONYMS:
Vanadium chloride (Vanadium Trichloride)
trichlorovanadium
Vanadium(III) chloride, 97%
Vanadium( cento) chloride
VANADIUM (III) CHLORIDE
Vanadium(III) chloride, anhydrous
MFCD00011454
trichlorovanadium
vanadium chloride
vanadium trichloride
VANADIUM(3+) ION TRICHLORIDE
Vanadium(3+)trichlorid
Trichlorure de vanadium(3+)
trichlorovanadium
vanadium chloride
