Plutonyl chloride

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Plutonyl chloride
Names
Other names
  • Plutonium(VI) chloride oxide
  • Plutonium dichloride dioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.2O.Pu/h2*1H;;;/q;;;;+2/p-2
    Key: FBPQBFGMDMYLDF-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • hexahydrate: InChI=1S/2ClH.6H2O.2O.Pu/h2*1H;6*1H2;;;/q;;;;;;;;;;+2/p-2
    Key: GLHHUAGFMJUIQX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • O=[Pu](Cl)(Cl)=O
  • hexahydrate: O.O.O.O.O.O.O=[Pu](Cl)(Cl)=O
Properties
PuO2Cl2
Molar mass 347 g·mol−1
soluble
Related compounds
Other anions
 Plutonyl fluoride
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Plutonyl chloride is an compound of plutonium, oxygen, and chlorine with the chemical formula PuO2Cl2. It is an inorganic compound featuring one plutonium atom in the +6 oxidation state, along with two oxygen atoms and two chlorine atoms. It was initially isolated by Alenchikova et al. in 1959.[1]

The plutonyl chloride solution can be prepared by oxidizing tetravalent plutonium chloride with chlorine. The plutonyl chloride is then isolated by evaporation of the solution in vacuum at room temperature.[2]

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