Potassium hexachlororhenate, also known as potassium chlororhenite, is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula K2ReCl6. It is a light-green crystalline solid soluble in hydrochloric acid.
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.037.265 |
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K2ReCl6 | |
Molar mass | 477.12 g/mol |
Appearance | Light green solid |
Density | 3.31 g/cm3 |
Soluble, slowly hydrolyses[1] | |
Solubility | Soluble in hydrochloric acid |
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a = 9.84 Å α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90° | |
Lattice volume (V) | 953 Å3 |
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Heat capacity (C) | 214.8 J/(K·mol)[3] |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 372.0 J/(K·mol)[3] |
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Safety data sheet (SDS) | Sigma-Aldrich |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Production and reactions
Potassium hexachlororhenate is most commonly prepared by the reduction of potassium perrhenate with potassium iodide, hypophosphorous acid, or chromium(II) chloride in the presence of hydrochloric acid.[4][5][6]
It reacts with silver nitrate to produce silver hexachlororhenate, which in turn decomposes at 400 °C to rhenium(III) chloride.[7]
In water, it hydrolyses to form rhenium(IV) oxide.[1]
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