Yttrium (III) chloride

Crystal structure
	__ Y 3+ __ Cl -
General
Surname	Yttrium (III) chloride
other names	Yttrium chloride; Yttrium trichloride;
Ratio formula	YCl 3 ; YCl 3 • 6 H 2 O;
Brief description	white, odorless solid
External identifiers / databases
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.716
PubChem	66318
Wikidata	Q415438
properties
Molar mass	195.26 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	2.67 g cm −3 ; 2.16 g cm −3 (hexahydrate);
Melting point	721 ° C
boiling point	1507 ° C
solubility	soluble in water, ethanol and pyridine
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution
H and P phrases	H: 315-319-335
	P: 302 + 352
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Yttrium (III) chloride is a chemical compound , more precisely the chloride of yttrium .

Extraction and presentation

Yttrium chloride can be obtained by reacting yttrium oxide with hydrochloric acid or chlorine .

use

Yttrium chloride is used in analytical chemistry as a catalyst , for the production of pure yttrium (e.g. by reduction with potassium ) and as a starting material for ceramic materials (e.g. titanium and phosphorus-containing ceramics, which are used, among other things, as microwave filters and laser material can) and glasses are used.

Physical Properties

Yttrium chloride crystallizes in a monoclinic crystal structure . The space group is C 2 / m (No. 12) and the lattice constants are a = 6.92 Å , b = 11.94 Å, c = 6.44 Å and β = 111.0 °. In the crystal structure, each yttrium atom is surrounded by six chlorine atoms in a distorted octahedral manner . Template: room group / 12

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f data sheet Yttrium (III) chloride, ultra dry, 99.99% (REO) from AlfaAesar, accessed on December 7, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
↑ Data sheet Yttrium (III) -Chloride Hexahydrate (PDF) from Fisher Scientific , accessed on February 13, 2014.
↑ Jane E. Macintyre: Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds . CRC Press, 1992, ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9 , pp. 2940 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ osha.gov: Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Yttrium & Compounds ( Memento of May 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Metal Rare Earth Limited: Yttrium Chloride 99% -99.9999%
^ DH Templeton, GF Carter: The crystal structure of yttrium trichloride and similar compounds . In: Journal of Physical Chemistry , 1954 , 58 , pp. 940-944 doi: 10.1021 / j150521a002 .

[Alfa-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f data sheet Yttrium (III) chloride, ultra dry, 99.99% (REO) from AlfaAesar, accessed on December 7, 2019 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .

[2] Data sheet Yttrium (III) -Chloride Hexahydrate (PDF) from Fisher Scientific , accessed on February 13, 2014.

[Jane_E._Macintyre-3] Jane E. Macintyre: Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds . CRC Press, 1992, ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9 , pp. 2940 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[4] sha.gov: Occupational Safety and Health Guideline for Yttrium & Compounds ( Memento of May 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

[5] Metal Rare Earth Limited: Yttrium Chloride 99% -99.9999%

[6] DH Templeton, GF Carter: The crystal structure of yttrium trichloride and similar compounds . In: Journal of Physical Chemistry , 1954 , 58 , pp. 940-944 doi: 10.1021 / j150521a002 .