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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

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314

Precautionary Statements

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P310

Hazard Classifications

Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mladen Litvić et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 22(11), 3676-3681 (2012-05-02)
Mo(VI) and Mo(V) salts both react selectively with Hantzsch esters to produce substitute pyridines in good-to-excellent yield (75-99%). The remarkable reactivity and selectivity of MoOCl(4) under reflux of acetonitrile and MoCl(5) in dichloromethane at room temperature encouraged us to propose
H I Ogawa et al.
Mutation research, 320(1-2), 133-140 (1994-01-01)
A series of metal chlorides were subjected to the wing spot test of Drosophila melanogaster. In the test, larvae trans-heterozygous for the wing-hair mutations mwh and flr were orally treated at the third instar stage with a test compound and
Kristina Hackeloer et al.
Organic letters, 13(5), 916-919 (2011-02-02)
A domino sequence involving various MoCl(5)-mediated oxidations followed by trapping and supposed [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement provides a fast access to the full carbon skeleton of metasequirin-B. A variety of different moieties R(1) and R(2) are tolerated.
Simon Trosien et al.
Organic letters, 14(12), 2976-2979 (2012-06-05)
The strong oxidative power of molybdenum pentachloride gives rise to an efficient oxidative C-C bond formation of benzil derivatives to the corresponding 9,10-phenanthrenequinones. A highly complementary method to previous approaches was developed. The required derivatives are accessible in a modular

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