Lanthanum(III) chloride

Lanthanum(III) chloride
	; Anhydrous
Names
	Other names Lanthanum trichloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	10099-58-8 ; 10025-84-0 (heptahydrate) ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	58275 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.202
EC Number	233-237-5;
PubChem CID	64735;
UNII	04M8624OXV ; 936G1MX96X (heptahydrate) ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2051502 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/3ClH.La/h31H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: ICAKDTKJOYSXGC-UHFFFAOYSA-K ; InChI=1/3ClH.La/h31H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: ICAKDTKJOYSXGC-DFZHHIFOAJ;
	SMILES Cl[La](Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	LaCl3
Molar mass	245.264 g/mol (anhydrous) ; 353.36 g/mol (hexahydrate) ; 371.37 g/mol (heptahydrate)
Appearance	white odorless powder ; hygroscopic
Density	3.84 g/cm3
Melting point	858 °C (1,576 °F; 1,131 K) (anhydrous)
Boiling point	1,000 °C (1,830 °F; 1,270 K) (anhydrous)
Solubility in water	957 g/L (25 °C)
Solubility	soluble in ethanol (heptahydrate)
Structure
Crystal structure	hexagonal (UCl3 type), hP8
Space group	P63/m, No. 176
Lattice constant	a = 0.74779 nm, b = 0.74779 nm, c = 0.43745 nm
Formula units (Z)	2
Coordination geometry	Tricapped trigonal prismatic,(nine-coordinate)
Related compounds
Other anions	Lanthanum oxide
Other cations	Cerium(III) chloride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Lanthanum chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula La Cl₃. It is a common salt of lanthanum which is mainly used in research. It is a white solid that is highly soluble in water and alcohols.

Preparation[edit]

Anhydrous lanthanum(III) chloride can be produced by the ammonium chloride route.^[3]^[4]^[5] In the first step, lanthanum oxide is heated with ammonium chloride to produce the ammonium salt of the pentachloride:

La₂O₃ + 10 NH₄Cl → 2 (NH₄)₂LaCl₅ + 6 H₂O + 6 NH₃

In the second step, the ammonium chloride salt is converted to the trichlorides by heating in a vacuum at 350-400 °C:

(NH₄)₂LaCl₅ → LaCl₃ + 2 HCl + 2 NH₃

Uses[edit]

Lanthanum chloride is also used in biochemical research to block the activity of divalent cation channels, mainly calcium channels. Doped with cerium, it is used as a scintillator material.^[6]

In organic synthesis, lanthanum trichloride functions as a mild Lewis acid for converting aldehydes to acetals.^[7]

The compound has been identified as a catalyst for the high pressure oxidative chlorination of methane to chloromethane with hydrochloric acid and oxygen.^[8]

Also used in the field of geology as a very dilute solution, which when combined with the proper acids can help identify small >1% Strontium content in powdered rock samples.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). CRC Press. p. 4.69. ISBN 978-1439855119.
^ Morosin, B (1968). "Crystal Structures of Anhydrous Rare-Earth Chlorides". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 49 (7): 3007–3012. Bibcode:1968JChPh..49.3007M. doi:10.1063/1.1670543.
^ Brauer, G., ed. (1963). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry (2nd ed.). New York: Academic Press.
^ Meyer, G. (1989). "The Ammonium Chloride Route to Anhydrous Rare Earth Chlorides—The Example of Ycl ₃". The Ammonium Chloride Route to Anhydrous Rare Earth Chlorides-The Example of YCl₃. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 25. pp. 146–150. doi:10.1002/9780470132562.ch35. ISBN 978-0-470-13256-2.
^ Edelmann, F. T.; Poremba, P. (1997). Herrmann, W. A. (ed.). Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry. Vol. VI. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag. ISBN 978-3-13-103021-4.
^ Martin, T; Allier, C; Bernard, F (2007). "Lanthanum Chloride Scintillator for X-ray Detection". AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 879. pp. 1156–1159. doi:10.1063/1.2436269.
^ Lenin, R.; Raju, R. Madhusudhan (2007). "Lanthanum trichloride: An efficient Lewis acid catalyst for chemo and regioselective enamination of β-dicarbonyl compounds". Arkivoc. 2007 (13): 204–209. doi:10.3998/ark.5550190.0008.d23.
^ Podkolzin SG, Stangland EE, Jones ME, Peringer E, Lercher JA (2007). "Methyl chloride production from methane over lanthanum-based catalysts". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (9): 2569–76. doi:10.1021/ja066913w. PMID 17295483.

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[r1-1] Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). CRC Press. p. 4.69. ISBN 978-1439855119.

[2] Morosin, B (1968). "Crystal Structures of Anhydrous Rare-Earth Chlorides". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 49 (7): 3007–3012. Bibcode:1968JChPh..49.3007M. doi:10.1063/1.1670543.

[Brauer-3] Brauer, G., ed. (1963). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry (2nd ed.). New York: Academic Press.

[IS-4] Meyer, G. (1989). "The Ammonium Chloride Route to Anhydrous Rare Earth Chlorides—The Example of Ycl ₃". The Ammonium Chloride Route to Anhydrous Rare Earth Chlorides-The Example of YCl₃. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 25. pp. 146–150. doi:10.1002/9780470132562.ch35. ISBN 978-0-470-13256-2.

[EdelmannPoremba1997-5] Edelmann, F. T.; Poremba, P. (1997). Herrmann, W. A. (ed.). Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry. Vol. VI. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag. ISBN 978-3-13-103021-4.

[6] Martin, T; Allier, C; Bernard, F (2007). "Lanthanum Chloride Scintillator for X-ray Detection". AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 879. pp. 1156–1159. doi:10.1063/1.2436269.

[7] Lenin, R.; Raju, R. Madhusudhan (2007). "Lanthanum trichloride: An efficient Lewis acid catalyst for chemo and regioselective enamination of β-dicarbonyl compounds". Arkivoc. 2007 (13): 204–209. doi:10.3998/ark.5550190.0008.d23.

[pmid17295483-8] Podkolzin SG, Stangland EE, Jones ME, Peringer E, Lercher JA (2007). "Methyl chloride production from methane over lanthanum-based catalysts". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (9): 2569–76. doi:10.1021/ja066913w. PMID 17295483.

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