Dysprosium(III) chloride

Dysprosium(III) chloride
Dysprosium(III) chloride
Identifiers
CAS number 10025-74-8
ChemSpider 59592 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula DyCl3
Molar mass 268.86 g/mol (anhydrous)
Appearance white solid
Density 3.67 g/cm³, solid
Melting point

647 °C (anhydrous)

Boiling point

1530 °C

Solubility in water Soluble
Structure
Crystal structure AlCl3 structure
Coordination
geometry
Octahedral
Hazards
EU classification not listed
Flash point non flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Dysprosium(III) fluoride
Dysprosium(III) bromide
Dysprosium(III) iodide
Other cations Terbium(III) chloride
Dysprosium(II) chloride
Holmium(III) chloride
Related compounds Dysprosium(II) chloride
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Dysprosium(III) chloride (DyCl3), also known as dysprosium trichloride, is a compound of dysprosium and chlorine. It is a white to yellow solid which rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a hexahydrate, DyCl3.6H2O. Simple rapid heating of the hydrate causes partial hydrolysis[1] to an oxychloride, DyOCl.

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Chemical properties

Dysprosium(III) chloride is a moderately strong Lewis acid, which ranks as "hard" according to the HSAB concept. Aqueous solutions of dysprosium chloride can be used to prepare insoluble dysprosium(III) compounds, for example dysprosium(III) fluoride:

DyCl3(aq) + 3 NaF(aq) → s) + 3 NaCl(aq)

Preparation

Dysprosium(III) chloride can be prepared as a yellow aqueous solution by reaction of either dysprosium metal or dysprosium(III) carbonate and hydrochloric acid.

2 Dy(s) + 6 HCl(aq) → 2 DyCl3(aq) + 3 H2(g)
s) + 6 HCl(aq) → 2 DyCl3(aq) + 3 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(l)

Anhydrous DyCl3 can be made by dehydration of the hydrate either by slowly heating to 400 °C with 4-6 equivalents of ammonium chloride under high vacuum.[1][2] The anhydrous halide may alternatively be prepared from dysprosium metal and hydrogen chloride.[3] It is usually purified by high temperature sublimation under high vacuum.[1]

Uses

Dysprosium(III) chloride can be used as a starting point for the preparation of other dysprosium salts. Dysprosium metal is produced when a molten mixture of DyCl3 in eutectic LiCl-KCl is electrolysed. The reduction occurs via Dy2+, at a tungsten cathode.[4]

Precautions

Dysprosium compounds are believed to be of low to moderate toxicity, although their toxicity has not been investigated in detail.

References

  1. ^ a b c F. T. Edelmann, P. Poremba, in: Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry, (W. A. Herrmann, ed.), Vol. 6, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1997.
  2. ^ M. D. Taylor, P. C. Carter, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 24, 387 (1962); J. Kutscher, A. Schneider, Inorg. Nucl. Chem. Lett. 7, 815 (1971).
  3. ^ L. F. Druding, J. D. Corbett, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 83, 2462 (1961); J. D. Corbett, Rev. Chim. Minerale 10, 239 (1973).
  4. ^ Y. Castrillejo, M. R. Bermejo, A. I. Barrado, R. Pardo, E. Barrado, A. M. Martinez, Electrochimica Acta, 50, 2047-2057 (2005).

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