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Molybdenum(V) chloride Molybdenum pentachloride | |
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| Chemical formula | Mo2Cl10 |
| Molar mass | 273.21 g/mol (MoCl5) |
| Appearance | dark-green solid hygroscopic paramagnetic |
| Density | 2.928 g/cm |
| Melting point | 194 °C (381 °F; 467 K) |
| Boiling point | 268 °C (514 °F; 541 K) |
| Solubility in water | hydrolyzes |
| Solubility | soluble in dry ether, dry alcohol, organic solvents |
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| Crystal structure | monoclinic |
| Coordination geometry | edge-shared bioctahedron |
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| Main hazards | oxidizer, hydrolyzes to release HCl |
| Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa).
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Molybdenum(V) chloride is the inorganic compound with the empirical formula MoCl5. This dark volatile solid is used in research to prepare other molybdenum compounds. It is moisture-sensitive and soluble in chlorinated solvents.
Structure
Usually called molybdenum pentachloride, it is in fact partly a dimer with the molecular formula Mo2Cl10. In the dimer, each molybdenum has local octahedral symmetry and two chlorides bridge between the molybdenum centers. A similar structure is also found for the pentachlorides of W, Nb and Ta. In the gas phase and partly in solution, the dimers partially dissociate to give a monomeric MoCl5. The monomer is paramagnetic, with one unpaired electron per Mo center, reflecting the fact that the formal oxidation state is +5, leaving one valence electron on the metal center.
Preparation and properties
MoCl5 is prepared by chlorination of Mo metal but also chlorination of MoO3. The unstable hexachloride MoCl6 is not produced in this way.
MoCl5 is reduced by acetonitrile to afford an orange acetonitrile complex, MoCl4(CH3CN)2. This complex in turn reacts with THF to give MoCl4(THF)2, a precursor to other molybdenum-containing complexes.
Molybdenum(IV) bromide is prepared by treatment of MoCl5 with hydrogen bromide:
- 2 MoCl5 + 10 HBr → 2 MoBr4 + 10 HCl + Br2
The reaction proceeds via the unstable molybdenum(V) bromide, which releases bromine at room temperature.
MoCl5 is a good Lewis acid toward non-oxidizable ligands. It forms an adduct with chloride to form [MoCl6]. In organic synthesis, the compound finds occasional use in chlorinations, deoxygenation, and oxidative coupling reactions.
Reactions
MoCl5 is reduced by acetonitrile:
- 2 MoCl5 + 5 CH3CN → 2 MoCl4(CH3CN)2 + HCl + ClCH2CN
Although it polymerizes tetrahydrofuran, MoCl5 is stable in diethyl ether. Reduction of such solutions with tin gives MoCl4((CH3CH2)2O)2 and MoCl3((CH3CH2)2O)3, depending on conditions.
Safety considerations
MoCl5 is an aggressive oxidant and readily hydrolyzes to release HCl.
See also
References
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| Molybdenum compounds | |
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| Mo(0) | |
| Mo(II) | |
| Mo(III) | |
| Mo(IV) | |
| Mo(V) | |
| Mo(VI) | |