Samarium(II) chloride

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Samarium(II) chloride
Samarium(I) chloride
Samarium(I) chloride
File:Anode precipitate of SmCl2.jpg
Names
IUPAC name
Samarium(I) chloride
Other names
Samarium dichloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 237-631-8
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  • Cl[Sm]Cl
Properties
SmCl2
Molar mass 221.27 g/mol
Appearance dark brown crystals[1]
Density 3.69 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 855 °C (1,571 °F; 1,128 K)
Boiling point 1,310 °C (2,390 °F; 1,580 K)
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Structure
Orthorhombic
Pbnm, No. 62[2]
Related compounds
Other anions
Samarium(II) bromide
Samarium(II) iodide
Other cations
Samarium(III) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Samarium(II) chloride (SmCl2) is a chemical compound, used as a radical generating agent in the ketone-mediated intraannulation reaction.

Preparation

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Reduction of samarium(III) chloride with samarium metal in a vacuum at a temperature of 800 °C to 900 °C, or with hydrogen gas at 350 °C yields samarium(II) chloride:[1]

2 SmCl3 + Sm → 3 SmCl2
2 SmCl3 + H2 → 2 SmCl2 + 2 HCl

Samarium(II) chloride can also be prepared by reducing samarium(III) chloride with lithium metal/naphthalene in THF:[3]

SmCl3 + Li → SmCl2 + LiCl

A similar reaction has been observed with sodium.[2]

Structure

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Samarium(II) chloride adopts the PbCl2 (cotunnite) structure.[2]

Physical properties

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The compound co-crystallises with fermium dichloride (FmCl2).[4]

References

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