Yttrium(III) chloride

Both are colourless salts that are highly soluble in water and deliquescent.

Solid YCl3 adopts a cubic[citation needed] structure with close-packed chloride ions and yttrium ions filling one third of the octahedral holes and the resulting YCl6 octahedra sharing three edges with adjacent octahedra, giving it a layered structure.

[8] These methods produce (NH4)2[YCl5]: The pentachloride decomposes thermally according to the following equation: The thermolysis reaction proceeds via the intermediacy of (NH4)[Y2Cl7].

Treating Y2O3 with aqueous HCl produces the hydrated chloride (YCl3·6H2O).

When heated, this salt yields yttrium oxychloride rather than reverting to the anhydrous form.

Yttrium(III) chloride
Yttrium(III) chloride
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentine Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water Instability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no code