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Empirical formula: PCl5
Temperature: 25.0 °C
Formula weight: 208.237 g/mole
CAS registry number: 10026-13-8
Short description: Phosphorus pentachloride is a small inorganic chemical.
Keyword: hazardous waste
Keyword: pesticide
IUPAC name: Phosphorus pentachloride
Miscellaneous comments: Spartan'02, Wavefunction, Inc., Irvine, CA
Miscellaneous comments: Structure was calculated using an ab initio method.
Layman's explanation: Phosphorus pentachloride is an extremely hazardous waste and is highly reactive against water. It has been used as a pesticide and as a component in plastics. In addition, phosphorus pentachloride has been employed as a catalyst in organic synthesis to induce rearrangements. Some of the molecule's properties are having trigonal bipyramidal geometry and a hybridization of sp3d.
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Contributed by Indiana University
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