| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Ammonium hexachlororhodate(III) | |
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| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.035.770 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
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| Properties | |
| Cl6H12N3Rh | |
| Molar mass | 369.72 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | red crystals |
| Density | 2.2 g/cm3 |
| slightly soluble | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: [1] | |
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| Danger | |
| H315, H318, H319 | |
| P264, P264+P265, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P305+P354+P338, P317, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Ammonium hexachlororhodate(III) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula (NH4)3RhCl6(H2O). It is a red, diamagnetic solid that is slightly soluble in water. It is one of several salts of hexachlororhodate.
A monohydrate has been characterized by X-ray crystallography. [2] It forms orthorhombic crystals (space group: Pnma, a = 1.2213, b = 0.7012, c = 1.4151 nm, α = β = γ = 90°). [3]
Ammonium hexachlororhodate(III) can be prepared by treating rhodium trichloride with excess ammonium chloride solution:
The compound undergoes partial hydrolysis in dilute aqueous solutions:[ citation needed ]