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Vanadium(V) chloride
Vanadium chloride
is the
inorganic compound
with the
formula
VCl
5
. It is a
black
diamagnetic
solid
. The
molecules
adopt
a
bioctahedral
structure
similar to that of
niobium chloride
.
Preparation
and
reactions
Vanadium
chloride
is prepared from the
vanadium pentafluoride
with
excess
boron
trichloride:
It is
unstable
at
room temperature
with respect to
vanadium
chloride: