Thorium dichloride

Thorium dichloride
Names
	Other names Thorium(II) chloride, thorium(2+) dichloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	15230-70-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	123389;
PubChem CID	57348780;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40164993 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2ClH.Th/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: RSJXAFQOOZXJLX-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES [Th+2].[Cl-].[Cl-];
Properties
Chemical formula	Cl2Th
Molar mass	302.94 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	Americium dichloride, Einsteinium dichloride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Thorium dichloride is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and chloride with the chemical formula ThCl₂.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Synthesis

Th-metal is dissolved in alkali chloride. Thorium tetrachloride melts up to ThCl₂.^[4]

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