Vanadium trichloride (VCl₃) is an inorganic transition metal halide compound that exists as a solid at room temperature. It is primarily used as a precursor chemical and catalyst in specialty chemical synthesis rather than as a structural or functional engineering material. VCl₃ finds application in organic synthesis, polymerization reactions, and as a starting material for producing vanadium-based catalysts and advanced materials; it is notable in research contexts for facilitating chlorination reactions and serving as an intermediate in the production of vanadium compounds for battery and corrosion-resistant coating applications.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 2.913 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 4.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | 13.41 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -1.506 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -1.294 | eV/atom | — |