Zirconium dichloride

Zirconium dichloride
Names
	IUPAC name dichloridozirconium
	Other names Zirconium(II) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	126253;
PubChem CID	143120;
	InChI InChI=1S/2ClH.Zr/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: VPGLGRNSAYHXPY-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES Cl[Zr]Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	ZrCl2
Appearance	black solid
Density	3.6 g/cm3
Melting point	722
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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Zirconium dichloride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula ZrCl₂.^[1] ZrCl₂ is a black solid.^[2] It adopts a layered structure as molybdenum disulfide

The compound can be formed by heating zirconium monochloride and zirconium tetrachloride:^[2]

2ZrCl + ZrCl₄ → 3ZrCl₂

Related compounds

Zirconium diiodide.^[3]

References

^ Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. Academic Press. 27 February 1971. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-08-057862-0. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b Cisar, Alan; Corbett, John D.; Daake, Richard L. (1979). "The Zirconium Dichloride Phase Region. Synthesis, Structure, and Photoelectron Spectral Studies of 3R-ZrCl₂, 6T-Zr_1.05Cl₂, and Related Phases". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (3): 836–843. doi:10.1021/ic50193a060.
^ Guthrie, Dennis H.; Corbett, John D. (1981). "Synthesis and Structure of an Infinite-Chain Form of ZrI₂ (α)". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 37 (2): 256–263. doi:10.1016/0022-4596(81)90092-X.

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[1] Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. Academic Press. 27 February 1971. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-08-057862-0. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[K-2] Cisar, Alan; Corbett, John D.; Daake, Richard L. (1979). "The Zirconium Dichloride Phase Region. Synthesis, Structure, and Photoelectron Spectral Studies of 3R-ZrCl₂, 6T-Zr_1.05Cl₂, and Related Phases". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (3): 836–843. doi:10.1021/ic50193a060.

[3] Guthrie, Dennis H.; Corbett, John D. (1981). "Synthesis and Structure of an Infinite-Chain Form of ZrI₂ (α)". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 37 (2): 256–263. doi:10.1016/0022-4596(81)90092-X.

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