Rhenium trioxide or rhenium(VI) oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ReO3. It is a red solid with a metallic lustre that resembles copper in appearance. It is the only stable trioxide of the Group 7 elements (Mn, Tc, Re).
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Rhenium trioxide
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Rhenia
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| Molar mass | 234.205 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | Deep red crystals | ||
| Density | 6.92 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | 400 °C (752 °F; 673 K) (decomposes) | ||
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Refractive index (nD)
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a = 374.8 pm
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation and structure
editRhenium trioxide can be formed by reducing rhenium(VII) oxide with carbon monoxide at 200 °C or elemental rhenium at 400 °C.[1]
- Re2O7 + CO → 2 ReO3 + CO2
- 3 Re2O7 + Re → 7 ReO3
Re2O7 can also be reduced with dioxane.[2]
Rhenium trioxide crystallizes with a primitive cubic unit cell, with a lattice parameter of 3.742 Å (374.2 pm). The structure of ReO3 is similar to that of perovskite (ABO3), without the large A cation at the centre of the unit cell. Each rhenium center is surrounded by an octahedron defined by six oxygen centers. These octahedra share corners to form the 3-dimensional structure. The coordination number of O is 2, because each oxygen atom has 2 neighbouring Re atoms.[3]
Properties
editPhysical properties
editReO3 is unusual for an oxide because it exhibits very low resistivity. It behaves like a metal in that its resistivity decreases as its temperature decreases. At 300 K, its resistivity is 100.0 nΩ·m, whereas at 100 K, this decreases to 6.0 nΩ·m, 17 times less than at 300 K.[3]
Chemical properties
editRhenium trioxide is insoluble in water, as well as dilute acids and bases. Heating it in base results in disproportionation to give ReO
2 and ReO−
4, while reaction with acid at high temperature affords Re
2O
7. In concentrated nitric acid, it yields perrhenic acid.
Upon heating to 400 °C under vacuum, it undergoes disproportionation:[2]
- 3 ReO3 → Re2O7 + ReO2
Rhenium trioxide can be chlorinated to give rhenium trioxide chloride:[4]
- 2 ReO3 + Cl2 → 2 ReO3Cl
Uses
editHydrogenation catalyst
editRhenium trioxide finds some use in organic synthesis as a catalyst for amide reduction.[5]
References
edit- ^ H. Nechamkin, C. F. Hiskey, "Rhenium(VI): Oxide (Rhenium Trioxide)" Inorganic Syntheses, 1950 Volume 3, pp. 186-188. doi:10.1002/9780470132340.ch49
- ^ a b O. Glemser; R. Sauer (1963). "Rhenium(VI) Oxide". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 2pages=1482. NY, NY: Academic Press.
- ^ a b Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8., p. 1047.
- ^ O. Glemser; R. Sauer (1963). "Rhenium (VII) Oxychloride". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 2pages=1480. NY, NY: Academic Press.
- ^ Nishimura, Shigeo (2001). Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation for Organic Synthesis (1st ed.). New York: Wiley-Interscience. p. 408. ISBN 9780471396987.