Protactinium(V) chloride is the chemical compound composed of protactinium and chlorine with the formula PaCl5.
It forms yellow monoclinic crystals and has a unique structure composed of chains of 7 coordinate, pentagonal bipyramidal, protactinium atoms sharing edges.
[3] Protactinium(V) chloride can react with boron tribromide at high temperatures to form protactinium(V) bromide.
[4] It also reacts with fluorine to form protactinium(V) fluoride at high temperatures.
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