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Molybdenum(V) chloride

anhydrous, powder, 99.99% trace metals basis (excluding W)

Synonym(s):

Molybdenum pentachloride, Molybdenum(5+) chloride

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Linear Formula:
MoCl5
CAS Number:
10241-05-1
Molecular Weight:
273.21
EC Number:
233-575-3
MDL number:
MFCD00003467
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24883197
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

anhydrous

vapor pressure

1.75 mmHg ( 25 °C)
131 mmHg ( 250 °C)

assay

99.99% trace metals basis (excluding W)

form

powder

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

bp

268 °C (lit.)

mp

194 °C (lit.)

density

2.928 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

battery manufacturing

SMILES string

Cl[Mo](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/5ClH.Mo/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5

InChI key

GICWIDZXWJGTCI-UHFFFAOYSA-I

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General description

Molybdenum(V) chloride, also called as molybdenum pentachloride is a Lewis acid with high oxidation potential. It is widely used as a catalyst in the field of organic synthesis and polymer chemistry. It is also used as a chemical vapor deposition precursor.

Application

Molybdenum(V) chloride can be used:
  • As a catalyst for amidation of secondary benzyl alcohols.
  • As a precursor to fabricate MoS2 thin films by atomic layer deposition method.
  • As a primary catalyst for coordination polymerization of butadiene.
  • To fabricate superior anode materials for Na-ion and Li-ion batteries.
  • As a dual-function redox mediator for Li–O2 batteries to overcome thehigh polarization and low energy density issues.

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pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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m-Cresol-substituted triethyl aluminum/MoCl5/TBP catalytic system for coordination polymerization of butadiene
Peipei Li, et al.
Iranian Polymer Journal, 27, 537-544 (2018)
Molybdenum(V) chloride-catalyzed amidation of secondary benzyl alcohols with sulfonamides and carbamates
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Tetrahedron Letters, 48, 7169-7172 (2007)
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