Molybdenum(IV) chloride

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Molybdenum(IV) chloride
• CAS No.: 13320-71-3
• Molecular Formula: Cl4Mo
• Molecular Weight: 237.752
• European Community (EC) Number: 236-358-1
• Wikipedia: Molybdenum(IV) chloride,Molybdenum tetrachloride,Molybdenum_tetrachloride
• Wikidata: Q2350349
• Mol file: 13320-71-3.mol

Synonyms:Molybdenum tetrachloride;Molybdenum(IV) chloride;MoCl4;Molybdenum chloride (MoCl4), (T-4)-;tetrachloridomolybdenum;molybdenum(4+) chloride;[MoCl4];UNII-6417YBA168;CHEBI:30634;EINECS 236-358-1;Q2350349

Chemical Property of Molybdenum(IV) chloride

Chemical Property:

• Melting Point: decomposes [STR93]
• Boiling Point: °Cat760mmHg
• Flash Point: °C
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: g/cm³
• LogP: -11.98400
• Water Solubility.: reacts with H2O [LID94]
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 239.777864
• Heavy Atom Count: 5
• Complexity: 19.1

Purity/Quality:

98%Min ^*data from raw suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s):  
• Hazard Codes: 

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: Metals -> Metals, Inorganic Compounds
• Canonical SMILES: Cl[Mo](Cl)(Cl)Cl

Technology Process of Molybdenum(IV) chloride

There total 25 articles about Molybdenum(IV) chloride which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 99.0%

trans-(Et2O)2MoCl4 (30411-56-4) → molybdenum(IV) chloride (13320-71-3)

Guidance literature:

In neat (no solvent, solid phase); MoCl4(Et2O)2 heated under vac. in oil bath at 120°C (5 h) or 130°C (2 h); elem. anal.;

DOI:10.1002/1099-0682(200109)2001:10<2699::aid-ejic2699>3.0.co;2-s

Reference yield:

tetrachloromethane (56-23-5) + molybdenum(IV) oxide + κ-oxide + molybdenum suboxide → molybdenum(VI) oxychloride + carbon dioxide (124-38-9,18923-20-1) + carbon monoxide (201230-82-2) + molybdenum(IV) chloride (13320-71-3)

Guidance literature:

In neat (no solvent); byproducts: C2Cl4; heating of Mo oxides in stream of N2 with CCl4 (560 - 800 K); reaction followed by X-ray diffraction; Kinetics;

DOI:10.1007/BF02547269

Reference yield:

tetrachloromethane (56-23-5) + molybdenum (7439-98-7) → phosgene (75-44-5) + molybdenum(VI) oxide chloride + molybdenum(IV) chloride (13320-71-3)

Guidance literature:

With oxygen; at 310°C;

upstream raw materials:

tetrachloromethane

molybdenum

molybdenum(V) chloride

hydrogenchloride

Downstream raw materials:

molybdenum

molybdenum(V) chloride

molybdenum(III) chloride

dioxomolybdenum(VI) dichloride

Refernces

• 1、 Kovba, V. M.,Polyakov, V. I.,Topol', I. A.,Gel'fer, M. Ya.. "". . . Retrieved 1989.
• 2、 Chikan,Waterland,Huang,Kelley. "Relaxation and electron transfer dynamics in bare and DTDCI sensitized MoS2 nanoclusters". . p. 5448 - 5456. Retrieved 2000.
• 3、 Chang, Yao-Pang,Hector, Andrew L.,Levason, William,Reid, Gillian,Whittam, Joshua. "Synthesis and properties of MoCl4 complexes with thio- and seleno-ethers and their use for chemical vapour deposition of MoSe2 and MoS2 films". . p. 2406 - 2414. Retrieved 2018/02/20.
• 4、 Stoffelbach, Fran?ois,Saurenz, Dirk,Poli, Rinaldo. "Improved preparations of molybdenum coordination compounds from tetrachlorobis(diethyl ether)molybdenum(IV)". . p. 2699 - 2703. Retrieved 2007/10/03.