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Einsteinium(III) chloride is a chloride of einsteinium.

Preparation

Einsteinium(III) chloride is created by reacting einsteinium metal with dry hydrogen chloride gas for 20 minutes at 500 °C which crystallized around 425 °C.[1]

2 Es + 6 HCl → 2 EsCl3 + 3 H2

Chemical properties

The compound can be reduced by H2 to obtain EsCl2.[2][3]

2 EsCl3 + H2 → 2 EsCl2 + 2 HCl

References

  1. ^ a b Miasoedov, B. F. Analytical chemistry of transplutonium elements, Wiley, 1974 (Original from the University of California), ISBN 0-470-62715-8, p. 99
  2. ^ Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 2867. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "WebElements Periodic Table » Einsteinium » einsteinium dichloride". webelements.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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