Rhenium(VII) sulfide

Rhenium(VII) sulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Rhenium(VII) sulfide
Identifiers
12038-67-4
ChemSpider 21171359
Jmol-3D images Image
Properties
Re2S7
Molar mass 596.869 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Rhenium(VII) sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula Re2S7. It can be produced through the reaction of ReO4 and H2S in 4N HCl.[1]

Synthesis

\mathrm{2Re + 7S \ \xrightarrow{\Delta}\ Re_2S_7 }
\mathrm{Re_2O_7 + 7H_2S \ \xrightarrow{\Delta}\ Re_2S_7 + 7H_2O }

Reactions

Rhenium(VII) sulfide decomposes when heated in vacuum:

\mathrm{Re_2S_7 \ \xrightarrow{600^oC}\ 2ReS_2 + 3S }

It is converted to oxide when heated in air:

\mathrm{2Re_2S_7 + 21O_2 \ \xrightarrow{\Delta}\ 2Re_2O_7 + 14SO_2 }

References

  1. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419.