Iridium tetrachloride

Iridium tetrachloride  Identifiers

CAS Number

* 10025-97-5

3D model (JSmol)

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ChemSpider |

* 11252181

ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.032
EC Number |

* 233-048-8

PubChem CID

* 24815

UNII |

* PCG7KVC21I

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

* DTXSID10893602

InChI

* InChI=1S/4ClH.Ir/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4

Key: CALMYRPSSNRCFD-UHFFFAOYSA-J

SMILES

* Cl[Ir](Cl)(Cl)Cl

Properties

Chemical formula

| Cl4Ir
Molar mass | 334.02 g·mol−1
Appearance  | amorphous brown solid

Solubility in water

| good

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Infobox references

Chemical compound

Iridium tetrachloride is an inorganic compound with the approximate formula IrCl4(H2O)n. It is a water-soluble dark brown amorphous solid. A well defined derivative is ammonium hexachloroiridate ((NH4)2IrCl6).[1] It is used to prepare catalysts, such as the Henbest Catalyst for transfer hydrogenation of cyclohexanones.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Thomas R. B. Mitchell (2001). "Iridium(IV) Chloride". E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.ri050. ISBN 0-471-93623-5.
2. ^ E. L. Eliel; T. W. Doyle; R. O. Hutchins; E. C. Gilbert (1970). "cis-4-tert-Butylecyclohexanol". Org. Synth. 50: 13. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.050.0013.

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Iridium compounds

Iridium(0)|

* Ir4(CO)12

Iridium(I)|

| Organoiridium(I)|

* IrC8H12C5H5NP(C6H11)3PF6
* IrClCO(P(C6H5)3)2
* KIrI2(CO)2

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Iridium(II)|

* IrCl2

Iridium(III)|

* IrBr3
* IrCl3
* IrF

* IrI3
* Ir2S3
* Ir(O2C5H7)3
* (NH

3IrCl

* Ir(CN)3−

* Ir2O3

| Organoiridium(III)|

* (IrClC5(CH3)5)2Cl2
* Ir(C9H11)3

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Iridium(IV)|

* IrBr

* IrF4
* IrCl4
* IrI

* IrO2
* IrS2
* (NH4)2[IrCl6]
* Li2IrO3

Iridium(V)|

* IrF5

Iridium(VI)|

* IrF6
* Sr2MgIrO6
* Sr2CaIrO6
* Ir(O2)O2

Iridium(VII)|

* IrF7

Iridium(VIII/IX)|

* IrO4
* IrO+4

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Salts and covalent derivatives of the chloride ion

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LiCl | BeCl2 | B4Cl4
B12Cl12
BCl3
B2Cl4
+BO3 | C2Cl2
C2Cl4
C2Cl6
CCl4

+CO3 | NCl3
ClN3

+NO3 | ClxOy
Cl2O
Cl2O2
ClO
ClO2
Cl2O4
Cl2O6
Cl2O7
ClO4
+O | ClF
ClF3
ClF5 | Ne
NaCl | MgCl2 | AlCl
AlCl3 | Si5Cl12
Si2Cl6
SiCl4 | P2Cl4
PCl3
PCl5
+P | S2Cl2
SCl2
SCl4
+SO4 | Cl2 | Ar
KCl | CaCl
CaCl2 |  | ScCl3 | TiCl2
TiCl3
TiCl4 | VCl2
VCl3
VCl4
VCl5 | CrCl2
CrCl3
CrCl4 | MnCl2
MnCl3 | FeCl2
FeCl3 | CoCl2
CoCl3 | NiCl2 | CuCl
CuCl2 | ZnCl2 | GaCl
GaCl3 | GeCl2
GeCl4 | AsCl3
AsCl5
+As | Se2Cl2
SeCl2
SeCl4 | BrCl | Kr
RbCl | SrCl2 |  | YCl3 | ZrCl2
ZrCl3
ZrCl4 | NbCl3
NbCl4
NbCl5 | MoCl2
MoCl3
MoCl4
MoCl5
MoCl6 | TcCl3
TcCl4 | RuCl2
RuCl3
RuCl4 | RhCl3 | PdCl2 | AgCl | CdCl2 | InCl
InCl2
InCl3 | SnCl2
SnCl4 | SbCl3
SbCl5 | Te3Cl2
TeCl2
TeCl4 | ICl
ICl3 | XeCl
XeCl2
XeCl4
CsCl | BaCl2 | *  | LuCl3 | HfCl4 | TaCl3
TaCl4
TaCl5 | WCl2
WCl3
WCl4
WCl5
WCl6 | ReCl3
ReCl4
ReCl5
ReCl6 | OsCl2
OsCl3
OsCl4
OsCl5 | IrCl2
IrCl3
IrCl4 | PtCl2
PtCl4 | AuCl
(Au[AuCl4])2
AuCl3 | Hg2Cl2
HgCl2 | TlCl
TlCl3 | PbCl2
PbCl4 | BiCl3 | PoCl2
PoCl4 | AtCl | Rn
FrCl | RaCl2 | **  | LrCl3 | RfCl4 | DbCl5 | SgO2Cl2 | BhO3Cl | Hs  | Mt  | Ds  | Rg  | Cn  | Nh  | Fl  | Mc  | Lv  | Ts  | Og

*  | LaCl3 | CeCl3 | PrCl3 | NdCl2
NdCl3 | PmCl3 | SmCl2
SmCl3 | EuCl2
EuCl3 | GdCl3 | TbCl3 | DyCl2
DyCl3 | HoCl3 | ErCl3 | TmCl2
TmCl3 | YbCl2
YbCl3
**  | AcCl3 | ThCl3
ThCl4 | PaCl4
PaCl5 | UCl3
UCl4
UCl5
UCl6 | NpCl3
NpCl4 | PuCl3 | AmCl2
AmCl3 | CmCl3 | BkCl3 | CfCl3
CfCl2 | EsCl2
EsCl3 | FmCl2 | MdCl2 | NoCl2
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