Vanadium tetrachloride

Vanadium tetrachloride
Names
	IUPAC names Vanadium tetrachloride; Vanadium(IV) chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	7632-51-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	19956660 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.028.692
EC Number	231-561-1;
PubChem CID	24273;
RTECS number	YW2625000;
UNII	2I17MGM5YJ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0064757 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/4ClH.2V/h41H;;/q;;;;2+2/p-4 Key: UNUHYFVFMNJHJW-UHFFFAOYSA-J ; InChI=1/4ClH.2V/h41H;;/q;;;;2+2/p-4 Key: UNUHYFVFMNJHJW-XBHQNQODAR;
	SMILES Cl[V](Cl)(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	VCl4
Molar mass	192.75 g/mol
Appearance	bright red liquid, moisture sensitive
Odor	pungent
Density	1.816 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point	−24.5 °C (−12.1 °F; 248.7 K)
Boiling point	148 °C (298 °F; 421 K)
Solubility in water	decomposes
Solubility	soluble in CH2Cl2
Vapor pressure	7.9 Pa
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	+1130.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Coordination geometry	tetrahedral
Dipole moment	0 D
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	toxic; oxidizer; hydrolyzes to release HCl
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H301, H311, H314, H331
Precautionary statements	P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P361+P364, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 Preview warning: Omit Rules: keep P260, omit P261
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 0 2 W
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	160 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions	Vanadium tetrafluoride; Vanadium disulfide; Vanadium tetrabromide;
Other cations	Titanium tetrachloride; Chromium tetrachloride; Niobium tetrachloride; Tantalum tetrachloride;
Related compounds	Vanadium trichloride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Vanadium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula V Cl₄. This reddish-brown liquid serves as a useful reagent for the preparation of other vanadium compounds.