塩化ロジウム(Ⅲ)

化学的特性Rhodium(III) Chloride, also known as rhodium trichloride, is a red-brown or black crystalline powder that is easily deliquescent. poisonous! Molecular weight 209.26 (anhydrous), melting point 450～500°C (decomposition). Boiling point 800°C (sublimation). To 600°C above to generate polyfluoride. It can be reduced by hydrogen at 70°C. Insoluble in water, acid, aqua regia, soluble in methanol and cyanide solution. In concentrated acid (nitric acid, sulfuric acid) heating decomposition. When heated, it can interact with metals such as sodium, aluminum, magnesium, and iron.

解説塩化ロジウム(Ⅲ)．三塩化ロジウムともいう．金属ロジウムに塩素を通じ加熱すると得られる．無水物は赤褐色の粉末．水，酸に不溶．水酸化アルカリにより分解する．三水和物は赤褐色．潮解性があり，水に溶けてバラ色となる．硫化水素により沈殿を生成する．触媒原料，ガラス・陶磁器着色剤，写真工業，ロジウム化合物の合成原料として用いられる．

使用Rhodium(III) Chloride is used in homogeneous catalysis, for example in the industrial prodcution of acetic acid. It is used to coat optic fibres and optical mirrors, and for crucibles, thermocouple elements and headlight reflectors. manufacture of rhodium trifluoride.

製造方法Rhodium trichloride is prepared by heating rhodium with chlorine gas at 250°C:2Rh + 3Cl2 → 2RhCl3Also, the chloride salt may be obtained by treating the yellow hydrous oxide, Rh2O3.5H2O, with hydrochloric acid. The solution is carefully evaporated to form a dark red and water-soluble salt, rhodium trichloride tetrahydrate, RhCl3.4H2O. Heating the tetrahydrate in a stream of hydrogen chloride gas at 180°C forms the anhydrous salt, RhCl3.

純化方法Probable impurities are KCl and HCl. Wash the chloride well with small volumes of H2O to remove excess KCl and KOH and dissolve it in the minimum volume of conc HCl. Evaporate it to dryness on a steam bath to give wine-red coloured RhCl3.3H2O. Leave it on the steam bath until the odour of HCl is lost-do not try to dry further as it begins to decompose above 100o to the oxide and HCl. It is not soluble in H2O but soluble in alkalis or CN solutions and forms double salts with alkali chlorides. [Anderson & Basolo Inorg Synth VII 214 1963.]