FACILE SYNTHESIS OF UCl4 AND ThCl4, METALLOTHERMIC REDUCTIONS OF UCl4 WITH ALKALI METALS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE REFINEMENTS OF UCl3, UCl4 AND Cs2UCl6.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-5088(87)90175-5

Uranium and thorium tetrachloride (UCl//4 and ThCl//4) were obtained via the ammonium chloride route from UH//3 and thorium metal respectively, with the ternary chlorides (NH//4)//2ICl//6 and (NH//4)//2ThCl//6 acting as intermediates. The crystal structur