Curium(III) chloride

Curium(III) chloride is the chemical compound with the formula CmCl3.

Curium(III) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Cm/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: PTLGMSBPLOHNBD-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • Cl[Cm](Cl)Cl
Properties
Cl3Cm
Molar mass 353 g·mol−1
Melting point 695 °C (1,283 °F; 968 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Structure

Curium(III) chloride has a 9 coordinate tricapped trigonal prismatic geometry.[1]

Preparation

Curium(III) chloride can be prepared by the reaction of curium nitride with cadmium chloride.[2]

References
  1. Greenwood, N. N.; Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth, UK. p. 1270.
  2. Hayashi, Hirokazu; Takano, Masahide; Otobe, Haruyoshi; Koyama, Tadafumi (July 2013). "Syntheses and thermal analyses of curium trichloride". Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 297 (1): 139-144. doi:10.1007/s10967-012-2413-7. S2CID 95792512.
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