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Ammonium hexachloroselenate

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Ammonium hexachloroselenate
Names
Other names
Ammonium hexachloroselenate(IV)
Identifiers
Properties
Cl6H8N2Se
Molar mass 327.75 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow crystals
Density 2.2 g/cm3
soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ammonium hexachloroselenate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula (NH4)2SeCl6.[1][2]

Synthesis

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Reaction of ammonium chloride and selenium tetrachloride:[3]

SeCl4 + 2NH4Cl → (NH4)2SeCl6

Physical properties

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Ammonium hexachloroselenate forms yellow crystals of cubic system, spatial group Fm3m.[4] Cell parameters are a = 0,9955 nm, Z = 4.[5]

The compound demonstrate a phase transition at a temperature of 24 °K.[6]

Soluble in water.

References

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  1. ^ Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 2993. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ Kume, Yoshio; Muraoka, Hiroki; Matsuo, Takasuke; Suga, Hiroshi (1 February 1994). "Low-temperature heat capacities of ammonium hexachloroselenate and of its deuterated analogue". The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 26 (2): 211–222. doi:10.1006/jcht.1994.1041. ISSN 0021-9614. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ Kudri︠a︡vt︠s︡ev, Aleksandr Andreevich (1974). The Chemistry & Technology of Selenium and Tellurium. Collet's. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-569-08009-5. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1973). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds. National Bureau of Standards. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ Prager, M; Raaen, A M; Svare, I (28 February 1983). "Tunnel splittings in ammonium hexachlorides". Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics. 16 (6): L181–L186. doi:10.1088/0022-3719/16/6/002. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ^ Pelzl, J.; Dimitropoulos, C. (1 February 1994). "Effect of Deuteration on the Phase Transitions and on the Critical Dynamics in Ammonium Hexachlorometallates". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 49 (1–2): 232–246. doi:10.1515/zna-1994-1-235.