Einsteinium(II) chloride

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| OtherNames = Einsteinium dichloride, Dichloroeinsteinium

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| CASNo = 66693-95-6

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| ChemSpiderID1 = 64878820

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| SMILES = [Es+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]

| StdInChI=1S/2ClH.Es/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

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| Es=1|Cl=2

| Appearance = solid

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| OtherCompounds = Curium dichloride
Americium dichloride
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Einsteinium(II) chloride is a binary inorganic chemical compound of einsteinium and chlorine with the chemical formula {{chem2|EsCl2}}.{{cite book |last1=Yaws |first1=Carl L. |title=The Yaws Handbook of Physical Properties for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals: Physical Properties for More Than 54,000 Organic and Inorganic Chemical Compounds, Coverage for C1 to C100 Organics and Ac to Zr Inorganics |date=6 January 2015 |publisher=Gulf Professional Publishing |isbn=978-0-12-801146-1 |page=709 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GutDBAAAQBAJ&dq=Einsteinium+dichloride&pg=PA709 |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=en}}

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared via a reaction of Einsteinium(III) chloride and {{chem2|H2}}.{{cite book |last1=Macintyre |first1=Jane E. |title=Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds |date=23 July 1992 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-0-412-30120-9 |page=2867 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eJvoNCSCRMC&dq=Einsteinium+dichloride&pg=PA2867 |access-date=10 July 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=WebElements Periodic Table » Einsteinium » einsteinium dichloride |url=https://www.webelements.com/compounds/einsteinium/einsteinium_dichloride.html |publisher=webelements.com |access-date=10 July 2023}}{{cite book |last1=Edelstein |first1=Norman M. |title=Actinides in Perspective: Proceedings of the Actinides—1981 Conference, Pacific Grove, California, USA, 10-15 September 1981 |date=11 September 2013 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-1-4831-9051-8 |page=322 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hlz-BAAAQBAJ&dq=Einsteinium+dibromide+esbr2&pg=PA322 |access-date=26 January 2024 |language=en}}

:{{chem2|2 EsCl3 + H2 -> 2 EsCl2 + 2 HCl}}

Physical properties

The compound forms a solid.

References

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