Xenon tetrachloride

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Xenon tetrachloride
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
  • InChI=1S/Cl4Xe/c1-5(2,3)4
    Key: YPLOYFASLUPKHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Cl[Xe](Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
Cl4Xe
Molar mass 273.09 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
 XeF4, XeCl2, XeCl
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Xenon tetrachloride is an unstable

xenon-129.[2][3] The resulting XeCl4 molecule has a square planar molecular geometry analogous to xenon tetrafluoride.[4]

Alternately, the product can be obtained by subjecting the elements to an electric discharge.[1]

References

  1. ^
    LCCN 2001091215
    .
  2. ISBN 9781483280608
    .
  3. ISBN 9781483157368
    .
  4. doi:10.1063/1.1726022
    .
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