• Name

  RHENIUM (V) CHLORIDE

• EINECS 236-989-2
• CAS No. 13569-71-6
• Article Data14
• CAS DataBase
• Density 4900 kg /m³
• Solubility decompose in water, soluble in hydrochloric acid
• Melting Point 300oC
• Formula Cl₄Re
• Boiling Point 500 °C at 760 mmHg
• Molecular Weight 328.019
• Flash Point
• Transport Information
• Appearance Black or dark purple crystals
• Safety 26-37/39
• Risk Codes 36/37/38
• Molecular Structure
• Hazard Symbols Xi
• Synonyms Rhenium chloride(ReCl4);Rhenium tetrachloride;
• PSA 0.00000
• LogP 2.75800

Synthetic route

rhenium

14700-96-0, 14835-24-6, 15723-23-6, 16547-50-5, 16885-04-4, 16887-00-6, 16904-11-3, 16904-12-4, 16999-02-3, 20337-89-7, 20499-73-4, 22537-15-1, 22537-27-5, 22541-73-7, 22541-74-8, 24203-47-2, 33944-49-9, 34937-26-3, 37352-90-2

clorine

A

31234-26-1

rhenium hexachloride

B

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) vapour of Re and Cl;;
In neat (no solvent) vapour of Re and Cl;;

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rhenium

7782-50-5

chlorine

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent)
In neat (no solvent) heating Re in Cl2;;
In neat (no solvent)

rhenium

7782-50-5

chlorine

A

31234-26-1

rhenium hexachloride

B

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
	A 0% B 0%
	A 0% B 0%

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rhenium

7782-50-5

chlorine

A

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

204864-46-0, 13814-76-1

rhenium oxytetrachloride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
	A n/a B <1
	A n/a B <1

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rhenium

7782-50-5

chlorine

A

13596-35-5

rhenium(V) chloride

B

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating Re in Cl2;;	A n/a B 0%

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13596-35-5

rhenium(V) chloride

10025-91-9

antimony(III) chloride

A

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

B

7647-18-9

antimonypentachloride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) byproducts: Re3Cl9; distiln. (vac.), sublimation;

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disilver hexachlororhenate(IV)

A

13596-35-5

rhenium(V) chloride

B

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

C

13569-63-6

rhenium(III) chloride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) heating to 300 °C in high vac.;; product mixt.impured with Cl2 and oxide chloride obtained;;	A n/a B 0% C n/a

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SCl3(1+)*Re2Cl9(1-)=SCl3Re2Cl9

A

13596-35-5

rhenium(V) chloride

B

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

C

10545-99-0

sulfur dichloride

D

7782-50-5

chlorine

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) 160-210°C;

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13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

10026-13-8, 874483-75-7

phosphorus pentachloride

2PCl4(1+)*Re2Cl10(2-)=[PCl4]2[Re2Cl10]

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) vac.; equimolar amts., heating (300°C);	100%

lithium sulfide

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

rhenium(IV) sulfide

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In ethyl acetate byproducts: LiCl; addn. of LiS2 to ReCl4 in ethyl acetate with stirring, stirred for 4 h; filtered, treated for 2 h in H2S or 15 % H2S/H2 at 400°C for 2 h, washed with 12 % acetic acid, elem. anal.;

10025-67-9

disulfur dichloride

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

7704-34-9

sulfur

{Re3(μ-S2)3(μ3-S)Cl6}(1+)Cl(1-)

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In further solvent(s) vac., solvent (S2Cl2), molar ratio 1:2:30, heating (130°C, several days);

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13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

selenium

10026-03-6

selenium tetrachloride

451454-47-0

tetraselenium hexachlororhenate(IV)

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) under Ar, 2 equiv. of ReCl4, 3 equiv. of SeCl4 and 7 equiv. of Se were heated in a closed and evacuated glass ampoule at 480/490 °C in a tube-oven, 14 d;

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tellurium

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

10026-07-0

tellurium tetrachloride

Te8(2+)*[ReCl6](2-)=Te8[ReCl6]

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent) vac.; molar ratio ReCl4:Te:TeCl4 2:40:3, heating (225°C, 10 d);

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7782-49-2

selenium

13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

10026-03-6

selenium tetrachloride

[Re3(μ3-Se)(μ2-Se2)3Cl6]Cl

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In neat (no solvent, solid phase) byproducts: Se4[ReCl6]; vac., molar ratio 3:15:1, heating (205-280°C, 6 months);

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13569-71-6

rhenium tetrachloride

(3Z,NZ)-3-(2-(1H-indol-3yl)ethylimino)-N-(4-((Z)-((Z)-3(ethylimino)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-ylimino)methyl)benzylidene)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol- 4-amine,3-methyl-1H-indole

C50H48Cl8N10Re2(2+)*2Cl(1-)

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In ethanol for 6h; Inert atmosphere; Reflux;

Rhenium(IV) chloride Specification