Dysprosium(III) chloride

C2 / m

Dysprosiumtrichlorid

• Yellowish white scales
• Light yellow crystals with tubers (hexahydrate )

Fixed

3.67 g · cm -3 ( 25 ° C)

• 680 ° C.
• 162 ° C ( hexahydrate)

1530 ° C.

Soluble in water

Attention

5,443 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, mouse, oral)

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Dysprosium ( III) chloride is a chemical compound selected from the group of chlorides.

Production and representation

Dysprosium ( III ) chloride can be synthesized directly from the elements dysprosium and chlorine.

The hexahydrate can be obtained by reaction of dysprosium ( III) oxide, dysprosium or dysprosium (III ) carbonate with hydrochloric acid.

Properties

Dysprosium ( III ) chloride is present as a yellowish-white pearlescent shiny scales. It has a monoclinic crystal structure with space group C2 / m corresponding to that of aluminum (III ) chloride with the lattice parameters a = 691 pm b = 1197 pm, c = 640 pm, β = 111.28 °, and Z = 2, the hexahydrate a light yellow solid.

Use

Dysprosium ( III) chloride can be used as a catalyst in organic synthesis.