Cadmium(I) tetrachloroaluminate

Cadmium(I) tetrachloroaluminate is the inorganic compound with the formula Cd2(AlCl4)2, a tetrachloroaluminate of cadmium(I). It was the first compound reported (1961) that contained cadmium in the +1 oxidation state.[2] Subsequent studies of the Raman vibrational spectrum indicated the presence of a cadmium–cadmium bond,[3] which was confirmed by two separate X-Ray diffraction studies of single crystals.[4][5] The compound can therefore be compared to mercury(I) (mercurous) compounds (such as mercury(I) chloride), which contain Hg2+
2.

Cadmium(I) tetrachloroaluminate
Names
IUPAC name
dicadmium(2+) bis( tetrachoridoaluminate(1−))
Identifiers
Properties
Cd2[AlCl4]2
Molar mass 562.4123 g/mol
Appearance white crystal
Melting point 227 ° (decomp)
Hazards
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
 [1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)[1]
REL (Recommended)
 Ca[1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)][1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation and properties

Cd2(AlCl4)2 was originally prepared by dissolving Cd metal in molten CdCl2 followed by the addition of AlCl3.

CdCl2 + Cd → Cd2Cl2
Cd2Cl2 + 2 AlCl3 → Cd2(AlCl4)2

Cd2(AlCl4)2 is diamagnetic. It contains no unpaired electrons and reacts readily with water disproportionating to give Cd metal and Cd2+.

It has a complex structure that contains ethane-like Cd2Cl6 units sharing vertices with AlCl4 units, with a Cd–Cd bond length reported as 257.6 pm[4] or 256.1pm.[5]

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References
  1. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0087". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. Corbett, J. D.; Burkhard, W. J.; Druding, L. F. (January 1961). "Stabilization of the Cadmium(I) Oxidation State. The System Cd-Cd1
    2    (AlCl
    4    )
    2    –Cd2
    (AlCl
    4    )
    2    ". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83 (1): 76–80. doi:10.1021/ja01462a016.
  3. Corbett, J. D. (Aug 1962). "The Cadmium(I) Ion Cd2+
    2    . Raman Spectrum and Relationship to Hg2+
    2    ". Inorganic Chemistry. 1 (3): 700–703. doi:10.1021/ic50003a051.
  4. Faggiani, R.; Ronald J. Gillespie; John E. Vekris (1986). "The cadmium(I) ion, Cd2+
    2    ; X-ray crystal structure of Cd
    2    (AlCl
    4    )
    2    ". Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 1986 (7): 517–518. doi:10.1039/C39860000517.
  5. Staffel, T.; Dr. Gerd Meyer (1987). "Synthesis and crystal structures of Cd[AlCl
    4    ]
    2     and Cd
    2    [AlCl
    4    ]
    2    ". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 548 (5): 45–54. doi:10.1002/zaac.19875480505.
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