Ytterbium(II) chloride

Ytterbium(II) chloride
Ytterbium(II) chloride
Ytterbium(II) chloride
Names
Other names
ytterbium dichloride
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.034.197
EC Number
  • 237-632-3
PubChem CID
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Yb/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 checkY
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  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Yb/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
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SMILES
  • [Yb+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
Properties
Chemical formula
 YbCl2
Molar mass 243.95 g/mol
Appearance green crystals
Density 5.27 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 721 °C (1,330 °F; 994 K)
Solubility in water
 reacts[1]
Structure
Crystal structure
 Orthorhombic, oP24
Space group
 Pbca, No. 61
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Ytterbium(II) chloride (YbCl2) is an inorganic chemical compound. It was first prepared in 1929 by W. K. Klemm and W. Schuth, by reduction of ytterbium(III) chloride, YbCl3, using hydrogen.

2 YbCl3 + H2 → 2 YbCl2 + 2 HCl

Like other Yb(II) compounds and other low-valence rare earth compounds, it is a strong reducing agent. It is unstable in aqueous solution, reducing water to hydrogen gas.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–94, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. ^ ytterbium - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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