Zirconium dichloride

Zirconium dichloride
Names
	IUPAC name dichloridozirconium
	Other names Zirconium(II) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	126253;
PubChem CID	143120;
	InChI InChI=1S/2ClH.Zr/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: VPGLGRNSAYHXPY-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES Cl[Zr]Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	ZrCl2
Appearance	black solid
Density	3.6 g/cm3
Melting point	722
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Zirconium dichloride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula ZrCl₂.^[1]

Synthesis

The compound can be formed by heating zirconium in zirconium tetrachloride vapors:^[2]^[3]

Zr + ZrCl₄ → 2ZrCl₂

ZrCl₂ forms black solid.^[2]

^ Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. Academic Press. 27 February 1971. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-08-057862-0. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b Реми, Г. (September 2013). Курс неорганической химии (in Russian). Рипол Классик. p. 86. ISBN 978-5-458-51275-6. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ Development, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Division of Reactor (1960). The Metallurgy of Hafnium. Naval Reactors, Division of Reactor Development, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-598-55391-1. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

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