Antimony pentachloride 4730591 195090133 2008-03-01T09:55:39Z Axiosaurus 3399137 wikified the minus signs {{Chembox new | Name = Antimony pentachloride | ImageFile = Antimony pentachloride.jpg <!-- | ImageSize = 200px --> | ImageName = Antimony pentachloride | IUPACName = Antimony pentachloride | OtherNames = Antimonic chloride; antimony(V) chloride; antimony quintachloride | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | SMILES = | CASNo = 7647-18-9 | RTECS = }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = SbCl<sub>5</sub> | MolarMass = 299.024 g/mol | Appearance = Colourless or yellow (fuming) liquid | Density = 2.34 g/cm³, ? | Solubility = Reacts | MeltingPt = 4°C (277 K) | BoilingPt = 140°C | pKa = | pKb = | Viscosity = }} | Section3 = {{Chembox Structure | MolShape = Trigonal bipyramidal | CrystalStruct = | Dipole = 0 [[Debye|D]] }} | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | ExternalMSDS = | MainHazards = Corrosive, respiratory irritant | FlashPt = Does not burn | RPhrases = | SPhrases = }} | Section8 = {{Chembox Related | OtherAnions = [[Antimony pentafluoride]]; [[antimony pentabromide]]; [[antimony pentaiodide]] | OtherCations = }} }} '''Antimony pentachloride''' is a very corrosive substance, and fumes in moist air. It reacts with water vigorously to give a strongly acidic solution consisting mainly of hydrochloric acid (with some dissolved antimony(V)). This is due to the [[hydrolysis]] of this compound. It is very soluble in hydrochloric acid and solutions containing the chloride ion, due to complex formation: SbCl<sub>5</sub> + Cl<sup><nowiki>&minus;</nowiki></sup> → SbCl<sub>6</sub><sup><nowiki>&minus;</nowiki></sup> ==References== {{Unreferenced|date =September 2007}} <references/> [[Category:Antimony compounds]] [[Category:Chlorides]] [[Category:Inorganic compounds]] {{inorganic-compound-stub}} [[ar:كلوريد أنتيموان خماسي]] [[pl:Chlorek antymonu(V)]] [[zh:五氯化锑]]