Calcium(I) chloride
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| Calcium(I) chloride | |
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| IUPAC name | calcium(I) chloride |
| Other names | calcium monochloride |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | CaCl |
| Molar mass | 75.53 g/mol |
| Appearance | gas |
| Related compounds | |
| Other cations | calcium(II) chloride |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references |
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Calcium(I) chloride (CaCl) is an unstable diatomic molecule whose bonding is strongly ionic in nature.[1] A solid with the composition CaCl was reported in 1953[2] however later efforts to reproduce this work failed.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Studies of the optical spectra of CaCl and SrF at sub-Doppler resolution, Brown J.M., Milton D.J., Steimle T.C., Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1981, 71, 151 - 163, doi:10.1039/DC9817100151
- ^ Über das Calciummonochlorid, Ehrlich P and Gentsch L Naturwissenschaften ,(1953), 40, 17 ,460, doi:10.1007/BF00628837
- ^ Gerd Meyer, Dieter Naumann, Lars Wesemann 2007 Inorganic Chemistry in Focus III Wiley-VCH ISBN 3527609091
