Einsteinium(III) chloride

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Einsteinium(III) chloride[1]
Names
Other names
  • Einsteinium trichloride
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Es/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: OZEJMSZTICGSHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Es+3]
Properties
EsCl3
Molar mass 359.44 g/mol
Structure
Hexagonal
Related compounds
Other anions
Einsteinium(III) bromide
Einsteinium(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Einsteinium(III) chloride is a chloride of einsteinium.

Preparation

Einsteinium(III) chloride is created by reacting einsteinium metal with dry hydrogen chloride gas for 20 minutes at 500 °C which crystallized around 425 °C.[1]

2 Es + 6 HCl → 2 EsCl3 + 3 H2

Chemical properties

The compound can be reduced by H2 to obtain EsCl2.[2][3]

2 EsCl3 + H2 → 2 EsCl2 + 2 HCl

References