List of inorganic compounds
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Systematic name
A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection...
s (following IUPAC nomenclature
IUPAC nomenclature
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), "traditional" names have also been kept where they are in wide use or of significant historical interests.
See also: Dictionary of chemical formulas
Dictionary of chemical formulas
This is a list of chemical compounds with chemical formulas and CAS numbers, indexed by formula. This complements alternative listings to be found at list of inorganic compounds, list of organic compounds and inorganic compounds by element.-Tables to be merged:...
, inorganic compounds by element
Inorganic compounds by element
This is a list of common inorganic and organometallic compounds of each element. Compounds are listed alphabetically by their chemical element name rather than by symbol, as in list of inorganic compounds.- Actinium :AcCl3,AcF3,Ac2O3...
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Organic compound
An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
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Polyatomic ion
A polyatomic ion, also known as a molecular ion, is a charged species composed of two or more atoms covalently bonded or of a metal complex that can be considered as acting as a single unit in the context of acid and base chemistry or in the formation of salts. The prefix "poly-" means "many," in...
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- Aluminium antimonideAluminium antimonideAluminium antimonide is a semiconductor of the group III-V family containing aluminium and antimony. The lattice constant is 0.61 nm. The indirect bandgap is approximately 1.6 eV at 300 K, whereas the direct band gap is 2.22 eV....
– AlSb - Aluminium arsenideAluminium arsenideAluminium arsenide or aluminum arsenide is a semiconductor material with almost the same lattice constant as gallium arsenide and aluminium gallium arsenide and wider band gap than gallium arsenide.-Properties:...
– AlAs - Aluminium nitrideAluminium nitrideAluminium nitride is a nitride of aluminium. Its wurtzite phase is a wide band gap semiconductor material, giving it potential application for deep ultraviolet optoelectronics.-History:...
– AlN - Aluminium oxideAluminium oxideAluminium oxide is an amphoteric oxide with the chemical formula 23. It is commonly referred to as alumina, or corundum in its crystalline form, as well as many other names, reflecting its widespread occurrence in nature and industry...
– Al2O3 - Aluminium phosphideAluminium phosphideAluminium phosphide is an inorganic compound used as a wide band gap semiconductor and a fumigant. This colourless solid is generally sold as a grey-green-yellow powder due to the presence of impurities arising from hydrolysis and oxidation.-Properties:...
– AlP - Aluminium chlorideAluminium chlorideAluminium chloride is the main compound of aluminium and chlorine. It is white, but samples are often contaminated with iron trichloride, giving it a yellow colour. The solid has a low melting and boiling point. It is mainly produced and consumed in the production of aluminium metal, but large...
– AlCl3 - Aluminium fluorideAluminium fluorideAluminium fluoride is an inorganic compound used primarily in the production of aluminium. This colourless solid can be prepared synthetically but also occurs in nature.-Production and occurrence:...
– AlF3 - Aluminium hydroxideAluminium hydroxideAluminium hydroxide, Al3, ATH, sometimes erroneously called Hydrate of alumina, is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite and its three, much more rare forms, polymorphs: bayerite, doyleite and nordstrandite. Closely related are aluminium oxide hydroxide, AlO, and aluminium oxide, Al2O3,...
– Al(OH)3 - Aluminium nitrateAluminium nitrateAluminium nitrate is a salt of aluminium and nitric acid, existing normally as a crystalline hydrate, most commonly as aluminium nitrate nonahydrate, Al3·9H2O, with a molecular formula weight of 212.996 g/mol.-Preparation:...
– Al(NO3)3 - Aluminium sulfateAluminium sulfateAluminium sulfate, alternatively spelt aluminum sulfate, aluminium sulphate, or aluminum sulphate; is a chemical compound with the formula Al23...
– Al2(SO4)3 - AmmoniaAmmoniaAmmonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or...
– NH3 - Ammonium bicarbonateAmmonium bicarbonateAmmonium bicarbonate, a compound with formulaNH4, also called bicarbonate of ammonia, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, hartshorn, AmBic or powdered baking ammonia, is the bicarbonate salt of ammonia....
– NH4HCO3 - Ammonium cerium(IV) nitrateAmmonium cerium(IV) nitrateCeric ammonium nitrate is the inorganic compound with the formula 2Ce6. This orange-red, water-soluble cerium salt is widely used as an oxidising agent in organic synthesis and as a standard oxidant in quantitative analysis....
– (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 - Ammonium chlorideAmmonium chlorideAmmonium chloride NH4Cl is an inorganic compound with the formula NH4Cl. It is a white crystalline salt that is highly soluble in water. Solutions of ammonium chloride are mildly acidic. Sal ammoniac is a name of natural, mineralogical form of ammonium chloride...
– NH4Cl - Ammonium hydroxideAmmonium hydroxideAmmonia solution, also known as ammonium hydroxide, ammonia water, ammonical liquor, ammonia liquor, aqua ammonia, aqueous ammonia, or simply ammonia, is a solution of ammonia in water. It can be denoted by the symbols NH3...
– NH4OH - Ammonium nitrate – NH4NO3
- Ammonium sulfateAmmonium sulfateAmmonium sulfate , 2SO4, is an inorganic salt with a number of commercial uses. The most common use is as a soil fertilizer. It contains 21% nitrogen as ammonium cations, and 24% sulfur as sulfate anions...
– (NH4)2SO4 - Ammonium tetrathiocyanatodiamminechromate(III) – NH4[Cr(SCN)4(NH3)2]
- Antimony hydrideStibineStibine is the chemical compound with the formula SbH3. This colourless gas is the principal covalent hydride of antimony and a heavy analogue of ammonia. The molecule is pyramidal with H–Sb–H angles of 91.7° and Sb–H distances of 1.707 Å...
– SbH3 - Antimony pentachlorideAntimony pentachlorideAntimony pentachloride is a the chemical compound with the formula SbCl5. It is a colourless oil, but typical samples are yellowish due to impurities...
– SbCl5 - Antimony pentafluorideAntimony pentafluorideAntimony pentafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula SbF5. This colourless, viscous liquid is a valuable Lewis acid and a component of the superacid fluoroantimonic acid, the strongest known acid...
– SbF5 - Antimony trioxideAntimony trioxideAntimony trioxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Sb2O3. It is the most important commercial compound of antimony. It is found in nature as the minerals valentinite and senarmontite...
– Sb2O3 - ArsineArsineArsine is the chemical compound with the formula AsH3. This flammable, pyrophoric, and highly toxic gas is one of the simplest compounds of arsenic...
– AsH3 - Arsenic trioxideArsenic trioxideArsenic trioxide is the inorganic compound with the formula As2O3. This commercially important oxide of arsenic is the main precursor to other arsenic compounds, including organoarsenic compounds. Approximately 50,000 tonnes are produced annually...
(Arsenic(III) oxide) – As2O3 - Arsenous acidArsenous acidArsenous acid, also known as arsenious acid, is the inorganic compound with the formula H3AsO3. It is known to occur in aqueous solutions, but it has not been isolated as a pure material, although this fact does not detract from the significance of As3.-Properties:As3 is a pyramidal molecule...
– As(OH)3
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- Barium chlorideBarium chlorideBarium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula BaCl2. It is one of the most common water-soluble salts of barium. Like other barium salts, it is toxic and imparts a yellow-green coloration to a flame. It is also hygroscopic....
– BaCl2 - Barium chromateBarium chromateBarium chromate is a fine light yellow powder with the formula BaCrO4. The chromium occurs in the +6 oxidation state. It is an oxidizing agent, and produces a green flame when heated, the result of barium ions.-Reactions:...
– BaCrO4 - Baking soda – NaHCO3
- Barium hydroxideBarium hydroxideBarium hydroxide is the chemical compound with the formula Ba2. Also known as baryta, it is one of the principal compounds of barium. The white granular monohydrate is the usual commercial form.-Preparation:...
– Ba(OH)2 - Barium iodideBarium iodideBarium iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula BaI2. The compound exists both as an anhydrous and a hydrated forms. Both are white solids. When heated, hydrated barium iodide dehydrates and the anhydrous salt can be obtained...
– BaI2 - Barium nitrateBarium nitrateBarium nitrate with chemical formula Ba2 is a salt of barium and the nitrate ion.Barium nitrate exists as a white solid at room temperature. It is soluble in water, and like other soluble barium compounds, is toxic and should be handled with care...
– Ba(NO3)2 - Barium sulfateBarium sulfateBarium sulfate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO4. It is a white crystalline solid that is odorless and insoluble in water. It occurs as the mineral barite, which is the main commercial source of barium and materials prepared from it...
– BaSO4 - Barium titanateBarium titanateBarium titanate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaTiO3. Barium titanate is a white powder and transparent as larger crystals...
– BaTiO3 - Beryllium bromideBeryllium bromideBeryllium bromide is the chemical compound with the formula BeBr2. It is very hygroscopic and dissolves well in water.-Reactions:Beryllium bromide can be prepared by reacting beryllium metal with elemental bromine at temperatures of 500°C to 700°C:...
– BeBr2 - Beryllium carbonateBeryllium carbonateBeryllium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula BeCO3. There are three forms reported, anhydrous, a tetrahydrate and basic beryllium carbonate. The anhydrous form is reported to be unstable, decomposing to BeO and carbon dioxide, and requiring storage under CO2...
– BeCO3 - Beryllium chlorideBeryllium chlorideBeryllium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula BeCl2. It is a colourless, hygroscopic solid that dissolves well in many polar solvents...
– BeCl2 - Beryllium fluorideBeryllium fluorideBeryllium fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula BeF2. This white solid is the principal precursor for the manufacture of beryllium metal.-Structure and bonding:...
– BeF2 - Beryllium hydrideBeryllium hydrideBeryllium hydride, BeH2, is a chemical compound of beryllium and hydrogen commonly used in rocket fuel. Unlike the ionically bonded hydrides of the heavier Group 2 elements, beryllium hydride is covalently bonded.- Synthesis :...
– BeH2 - Beryllium hydroxideBeryllium hydroxideBeryllium hydroxide, Be2 is an amphoteric hydroxide, dissolving in both acids and alkalis. Industrially it is produced as a by-product in the extraction of beryllium metal from the ores, beryl and bertrandite. When alkali is added to beryllium salt solutions the α-form is formed. If this left to...
– Be(OH)2 - Beryllium iodideBeryllium iodideBeryllium iodide is the chemical compound with the formula BeI2. It is very hygroscopic and reacts violently with water, forming hydroiodic acid.-Reactions:...
– BeI2 - Beryllium nitrateBeryllium nitrateBeryllium nitrate, also known as beryllium dinitrate, is an ionic beryllium salt of nitric acid with the chemical formula Be2. Each formula unit is composed of one Be2+ cation and two NO3- anions.- Hazards :...
– Be(NO3)2 - Beryllium nitrideBeryllium nitrideBeryllium nitride, Be3N2, is a nitride of beryllium. It can be prepared from the elements at high temperature , different Beryllium azide or BeN6,it decomposes in vacuum into beryllium and nitrogen. It is readily hydrolysed forming beryllium hydroxide and ammonia. It has two polymorphic forms cubic...
– Be3N2 - Beryllium oxideBeryllium oxideBeryllium oxide , also known as beryllia, is an inorganic compound with the formula BeO. This colourless solid is a notable electrical insulator with a higher thermal conductivity than any other non-metal except diamond, and actually exceeds that of some metals. As an amorphous solid, beryllium...
– BeO - Beryllium sulfateBeryllium sulfateBeryllium sulfate is a white crystalline solid. It was first isolated in 1815 by Jons Jakob Berzelius.Beryllium sulfate may be prepared by treating an aqueous solution of any beryllium salt with sulfuric acid, followed by evaporation of the solution and crystallization...
– BeSO4 - Beryllium sulfite – BeSO3
- Beryllium borohydride – Be(BH4)2
- Beryllium tellurideBeryllium tellurideBeryllium telluride is a chemical compound of beryllium and tellurium. It is a crystalline solid with the lattice constant of 0.5615 nm. It is a semiconductor with a large energy gap of around 3 eV....
– BeTe - Bismuth(III) oxide – Bi2O3
- Bismuth(III) telluride – Bi2Te3
- BoraneBoraneIn chemistry, a borane is a chemical compound of boron and hydrogen. The boranes comprise a large group of compounds with the generic formulae of BxHy. These compounds do not occur in nature. Many of the boranes readily oxidise on contact with air, some violently. The parent member BH3 is called...
– Diborane: B2H6, Pentaborane: B5H9 Decaborane: B10H14 - BoraxBoraxBorax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. It is usually a white powder consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water.Borax has a wide variety of uses...
– Na2B4O7·10H2O - Boric acidBoric acidBoric acid, also called hydrogen borate or boracic acid or orthoboric acid or acidum boricum, is a weak acid of boron often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, as a neutron absorber, and as a precursor of other chemical compounds. It exists in the form of colorless crystals or a...
– H3BO3 - Boron carbideBoron carbideBoron carbide is an extremely hard boron–carbon ceramic material used in tank armor, bulletproof vests, and numerous industrial applications...
– B4C - Boron nitrideBoron nitrideBoron nitride is a chemical compound with chemical formula BN, consisting of equal numbers of boron and nitrogen atoms. BN is isoelectronic to a similarly structured carbon lattice and thus exists in various crystalline forms...
– BN - Boron oxide – B2O3
- Boron suboxideBoron suboxideBoron suboxide is a solid compound of boron and oxygen.Its structure is built of eight icosahedra at the apexes of the rhombohedral unit cell . Each icosahedron is composed of twelve boron atoms. Two oxygen atoms are located in the interstices along the [111] rhombohedral direction...
– B6O - Boron trichlorideBoron trichlorideBoron trichloride is a chemical compound with the formula BCl3. This colorless gas is a valuable reagent in organic synthesis. It is also dangerously reactive.-Production and properties:Boron reacts with halogens to give the corresponding trihalides...
– BCl3 - Boron trifluorideBoron trifluorideBoron trifluoride is the chemical compound with the formula BF3. This pungent colourless toxic gas forms white fumes in moist air. It is a useful Lewis acid and a versatile building block for other boron compounds.-Structure and bonding:...
– BF3 - Bromine pentafluorideBromine pentafluorideBromine pentafluoride, BrF5, is an interhalogen compound and a fluoride of bromine. It is a strong fluorination reagent.It melts at −61.30 °C and boils at 40.25 °C. BrF5 finds use in oxygen isotope analysis. Laser ablation of solid silicates in the presence of bromine pentafluoride releases O2 for...
– BrF5 - Bromine trifluorideBromine trifluorideBromine trifluoride is an interhalogen compound with the formula BrF3. This toxic, colourless, and corrosive liquid is soluble in sulfuric acid but explodes on contact with water and organic compounds. It is a powerful fluorinating agent and an ionizing inorganic solvent...
– BrF3
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- Cacodylic acidCacodylic acidCacodylic acid is the chemical compound with the formula 2AsO2H. Derivatives of cacodylic acid, cacodylates, were frequently used as herbicides. For example, "Agent Blue," one of the chemicals used during the Vietnam War, is a mixture of cacodylic acid and sodium cacodylate...
– (CH3)2AsO2H - Cadmium arsenideCadmium arsenideCadmium arsenide is a crystalline semiconductor with a tetragonal structure in the II-V family. It is a narrow gap semiconductor with an energy gap of 0.14 eV. The electron mobility is very large at ambient temperature...
– Cd3As2 - Cadmium bromideCadmium bromideCadmium bromide is a cream-coloured crystalline ionic cadmium salt of hydrobromic acid that is soluble in water. It is very toxic, along with other cadmium compounds.-Uses:It is used in the manufacturing of photographic film, engraving and lithography....
– CdBr2 - Cadmium chlorideCadmium chlorideCadmium chloride is a white crystalline compound of cadmium and chlorine, with the formula CdCl2. It is a hygroscopic solid that is highly soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. Although it is considered to be ionic, it has considerable covalent character to its bonding...
– CdCl2 - Cadmium fluorideCadmium fluorideCadmium fluoride is a mostly water-insoluble source of cadmium used in oxygen-sensitive applications, such as the production of metallic alloys. In extremely low concentrations , this and other fluoride compounds are used in limited medical treatment protocols...
– CdF2 - Cadmium iodideCadmium iodideCadmium iodide, CdI2, is a chemical compound of cadmium and iodine. It is notable for its crystal structure, which is typical for compounds of the form MX2 with strong polarization effects.-Uses:...
– CdI2 - Cadmium nitrateCadmium nitrateCadmium nitrate describes any of a related members of a family of inorganic compound with the general formula Cd2.xH2O. The anhydrous form is volatile but the others are salts. All are colourless crystalline solids that absorb moisture from air and becomes watery, that is deliquescent...
– Cd(NO3)2 - Cadmium selenideCadmium selenideCadmium selenide is a solid, binary compound of cadmium and selenium. Common names for this compound are cadmium selenide, cadmium selenide, and cadmoselite ....
– CdSe (of quantum dotQuantum dotA quantum dot is a portion of matter whose excitons are confined in all three spatial dimensions. Consequently, such materials have electronic properties intermediate between those of bulk semiconductors and those of discrete molecules. They were discovered at the beginning of the 1980s by Alexei...
fame) - Cadmium sulfateCadmium sulfateCadmium sulfate is the name of a series of related inorganic compounds with the formula CdSO4.xH2O. The most common form is the monohydrate CdSO4.H2O, but two other forms are known CdSO4.8/3H2O and the anhydrous salt...
– CdSO4 - Cadmium tellurideCadmium tellurideCadmium telluride is a crystalline compound formed from cadmium and tellurium. It is used as an infrared optical window and a solar cell material. It is usually sandwiched with cadmium sulfide to form a p-n junction photovoltaic solar cell...
– CdTe - Caesium bicarbonate – CsHCO3
- Caesium carbonateCaesium carbonateCaesium carbonate is a white crystalline solid of formula Cs2CO3. It is more soluble in organic solvents than many other carbonates such as potassium carbonate, and therefore finds use as a base in organic chemistry....
– Cs2CO3 - Caesium chromateCaesium chromateCaesium chromate, the caesium salt of chromic acid, is used to produce caesium vapour by reaction with silicon, boron, or titanium, which is used to in the final stages of creating vacuum tubes; the caesium vapour reacts with the remaining gases, including nitrogen and oxygen....
– Cs2CrO4 - Caesium chlorideCaesium chlorideCaesium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula CsCl. This colorless solid is an important source of caesium ions in a variety of applications. Its crystal structure forms a major structural type where each caesium ion is coordinated by 8 chlorine ions...
– CsCl - Caesium fluorideCaesium fluorideCaesium fluoride , is an inorganic compound usually encountered as a hygroscopic white solid. It is more soluble and more readily dissociated than sodium fluoride or potassium fluoride. It is available in anhydrous form, and if water has been absorbed it is easy to dry by heating at 100 °C for...
– CsF - Caesium hydrideCaesium hydrideCaesium hydride is a compound of caesium and hydrogen.It was the first substance to be created by light-induced particle formation in metal vapor, and showed promise in early studies of an ion propulsion system using caesium....
– CsH - Calcium carbideCalcium carbidethumb|right|Calcium carbide.Calcium carbide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC2. The pure material is colorless, however pieces of technical grade calcium carbide are grey or brown and consist of only 80-85% of CaC2 . Because of presence of PH3, NH3, and H2S it has a...
– CaC2 - Calcium chlorateCalcium chlorateCalcium chlorate is the calcium salt of chloric acid with the chemical formula of Ca2. Like potassium chlorate, it is a strong oxidizer and can be used in pyrotechnic formulations. It is a crystalline substance...
– Ca(ClO3)2 - Calcium chlorideCalcium chlorideCalcium chloride, CaCl2, is a salt of calcium and chlorine. It behaves as a typical ionic halide, and is solid at room temperature. Common applications include brine for refrigeration plants, ice and dust control on roads, and desiccation...
– CaCl2 - Calcium chromateCalcium chromateCalcium chromate is a bright yellow solid. It normally occurs as the dihydrate.-Properties:Calcium chromate loses water at 200 °C. Calcium chromate reacts with organic matter or reducing agents to form chromium. Calcium chromate will react explosively with hydrazine...
– CaCrO4 - Calcium cyanamideCalcium cyanamideCalcium cyanamide or CaCN2 is a calcium compound used as fertilizer, first synthesized in 1898 by Adolph Frank and Nikodem Caro . It is formed when calcium carbide reacts with nitrogen. It is commercially known as Nitrolime....
– CaCN2 - Calcium fluorideCalcium fluorideCalcium fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula CaF2. This ionic compound of calcium and fluorine occurs naturally as the mineral fluorite . It is the source of most of the world's fluorine. This insoluble solid adopts a cubic structure wherein calcium is coordinated to eight fluoride...
– CaF2 - Calcium hydrideCalcium hydrideCalcium hydride is the chemical compound with the formula CaH2. This grey powder reacts vigorously with water liberating hydrogen gas. CaH2 is thus used as a drying agent, i.e. a desiccant....
– CaH2 - Calcium hydroxideCalcium hydroxideCalcium hydroxide, traditionally called slaked lime, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca2. It is a colourless crystal or white powder and is obtained when calcium oxide is mixed, or "slaked" with water. It has many names including hydrated lime, builders lime, slack lime, cal, or...
– Ca(OH)2 - Calcium sulfateCalcium sulfateCalcium sulfate is a common laboratory and industrial chemical. In the form of γ-anhydrite , it is used as a desiccant. It is also used as a coagulant in products like tofu. In the natural state, unrefined calcium sulfate is a translucent, crystalline white rock...
(GypsumGypsumGypsum is a very soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is found in alabaster, a decorative stone used in Ancient Egypt. It is the second softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale...
) – CaSO4 - Carbon dioxideCarbon dioxideCarbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
– CO2 - Carbon disulfideCarbon disulfideCarbon disulfide is a colorless volatile liquid with the formula CS2. The compound is used frequently as a building block in organic chemistry as well as an industrial and chemical non-polar solvent...
– CS2 - Carbon monoxideCarbon monoxideCarbon monoxide , also called carbonous oxide, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly lighter than air. It is highly toxic to humans and animals in higher quantities, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal...
– CO - Carbonic acidCarbonic acidCarbonic acid is the inorganic compound with the formula H2CO3 . It is also a name sometimes given to solutions of carbon dioxide in water, because such solutions contain small amounts of H2CO3. Carbonic acid forms two kinds of salts, the carbonates and the bicarbonates...
– H2CO3 - Carbon tetrabromide – CBr4
- Carbon tetrachlorideCarbon tetrachlorideCarbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names is the organic compound with the formula CCl4. It was formerly widely used in fire extinguishers, as a precursor to refrigerants, and as a cleaning agent...
– CCl4 - Carbon tetraiodideCarbon tetraiodideCarbon tetraiodide is CI4, a tetrahalomethane. Being bright red, it is a relatively rare example of a highly colored methane derivative. It is only 2% by weight carbon, although other methane derivatives are known with still less carbon....
– CI4 - Carbonyl fluorideCarbonyl fluorideCarbonyl fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula COF2. This gas, like its analog phosgene, is highly toxic. The molecule is planar with C2v symmetry.-Safety:...
– COF2 - Carbonyl sulfideCarbonyl sulfideCarbonyl sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula OCS. Commonly written as COS, it is a colourless flammable gas with an unpleasant odor. It is a linear molecule consisting of a carbonyl group double bonded to a sulfur atom...
– COS - CarboplatinCarboplatinCarboplatin, or cis-Diammineplatinum is a chemotherapy drug used against some forms of cancer...
– C6H12N2O4Pt - carborundum SiC
- Cerium(III) chlorideCerium(III) chlorideCerium chloride , also known as cerous chloride or cerium trichloride, is a compound of cerium and chlorine. It is a white hygroscopic solid; It rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a hydrate which appears to be of variable composition, though the heptahydrate CeCl3·7 H2O is known...
– CeCl3 - Cerium(III) bromideCerium(III) bromideCerium bromide is an inorganic compound with the formula CeBr3. This white hygroscopic solid is of interest as a component of scintillation counters.-Preparation and basic properties:...
– CeBr3 - Cerium(IV) sulfateCerium(IV) sulfateCerium sulfate, also called ceric sulfate, is a yellow to yellow/orange chemical compound. It exists as the anhydrous salt Ce2; a few hydrated forms are also known: Ce2 ⋅ xH2O, with x equal to 4, 8, or 12. Ceric sulfate is available commercially.-Properties:Ceric sulfate is moderately soluble in...
– Ce(SO4)2 - Cerium magnesium – CeMg
- Cerium aluminium – CeAl
- Cerium zinc – CeZn
- Cerium silver – CeAg
- Cerium cadmium – CeCd
- Cerium mercury – CeHg
- Cerium thallium – CeTl
- Chromic acidChromic acidThe term chromic acid is usually used for a mixture made by adding concentrated sulfuric acid to a dichromate, which may contain a variety of compounds, including solid chromium trioxide. This kind of chromic acid may be used as a cleaning mixture for glass. Chromic acid may also refer to the...
– CrO3 - Chromium(III) chlorideChromium(III) chlorideChromium chloride is a violet coloured solid with the formula CrCl3. The most common form of CrCl3 sold commercially is a dark green hexahydrate with the formula [CrCl24]Cl.2H2O. Two other hydrates are known, pale green [CrCl5]Cl2.H2O and violet [Cr6]Cl3...
– CrCl3 - Chromium(II) chlorideChromium(II) chlorideChromium chloride is the chemical compound with the formula CrCl2. This white, crystalline solid is used for the synthesis of other chromium complexes. CrCl2 is hygroscopic. It dissolves in water to give bright blue solutions that are easily oxidized by air to give Cr-containing products...
– CrCl2 (also chromous chloride) - Chromium(III) oxideChromium(III) oxideChromium oxide is the inorganic compound of the formula Cr2O3. It is one of principal oxides of chromium and is used as a pigment. In nature, it occurs as the rare mineral eskolaite.-Structure and properties:...
– Cr2O3 - Chromium(IV) oxideChromium(IV) oxideChromium dioxide or chromium oxide is a synthetic magnetic substance once widely used in magnetic tape emulsion. With the increasing popularity of CDs and DVDs, the use of chromium oxide has declined. However, it is still used in data tape applications for enterprise-class storage systems...
– CrO2 - Chromium(II) sulfate – CrSO4
- Chromium trioxideChromium trioxideChromium trioxide is the inorganic compound with the formula CrO3. It is the acidic anhydride of chromic acid, and is sometimes marketed under the same name.This compound is a dark-red/orange brown solid, which dissolves in water concomitant with hydrolysis...
(Chromic acidChromic acidThe term chromic acid is usually used for a mixture made by adding concentrated sulfuric acid to a dichromate, which may contain a variety of compounds, including solid chromium trioxide. This kind of chromic acid may be used as a cleaning mixture for glass. Chromic acid may also refer to the...
) – CrO3 - Chromyl chlorideChromyl chlorideChromyl chloride is a chemical compound with the formula CrO2Cl2. This compound is an opaque dark blood-red liquid at room temperature and pressure. It is tetrahedral, somewhat like SO2Cl2. CrO2Cl2 is similar to the most commonly encountered chromium derivative chromate, [CrO4]2−; both are...
– CrO2Cl2 - CisplatinCisplatinCisplatin, cisplatinum, or cis-diamminedichloroplatinum is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat various types of cancers, including sarcomas, some carcinomas , lymphomas, and germ cell tumors...
(cis-platinum(II) chloride diammine)– PtCl2(NH3)2 - Cobalt(II) bromideCobalt(II) bromideCobalt bromide is an inorganic compound used primarily as a catalyst in some processes.-Properties:When anhydrous, cobalt bromide appears as green crystals. The hexahydrate loses four waters of crystallization molecules at 100°C forming the dihydrate:Further heating to 130°C Produces the anhydrous...
– CoBr2 - Cobalt(II) chlorideCobalt(II) chlorideCobalt chloride is an inorganic compound of cobalt and chloride, with the formula CoCl2. It is usually supplied as the hexahydrate CoCl2·6H2O, which is one of the most commonly used cobalt compounds in the laboratory. The hexahydrate is deep purple in color, whereas the anhydrous form is sky blue...
– CoCl2 - Cobalt(II) carbonate – CoCO3
- Cobalt(II) sulfateCobalt(II) sulfateCobalt sulfate is the inorganic compound with the formula CoSO4. It is the divalent cobalt salt of sulfuric acid. The most common form of cobalt sulfate are the hydrates CoSO4.7H2O and CoSO4.H2O...
– CoSO4 - ColumbiteColumbiteColumbite, also called niobite, niobite-tantalite and columbate [2O6], is a black mineral group that is an ore of niobium and tantalum. It has a submetallic luster and a high density and is a niobate of iron and manganese, containing tantalate of iron. This mineral group was first found in Haddam,...
– Fe2+Nb2O6 - Copper(II) carbonateCopper(II) carbonateCopper carbonate is a blue-green compound forming part of the verdigris patina that is found on weathered brass, bronze, and copper. The colour can vary from bright blue to green, because there may be a mixture of both copper carbonate and basic copper carbonate in various stages of hydration...
– CuCO3 - Copper(I) chlorideCopper(I) chlorideCopper chloride, commonly called cuprous chloride, is the lower chloride of copper, with the formula CuCl. The substance is a white solid sparingly soluble in water, but very soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid...
– CuCl - Copper(II) chlorideCopper(II) chlorideCopper chloride is the chemical compound with the formula CuCl2. This is a light brown solid, which slowly absorbs moisture to form a blue-green dihydrate. The copper chlorides are some of the most common copper compounds, after copper sulfate....
– CuCl2 - Copper(II) hydroxideCopper(II) hydroxideCopper hydroxide is the hydroxide of the metal copper with the chemical formula of Cu2. Copper hydroxide is a pale blue, gelatinous solid. Some forms of copper hydroxide are sold as "stabilized" copper hydroxide, quite likely a mixture of copper carbonate and hydroxide...
– Cu(OH)2 - Copper(II) nitrateCopper(II) nitrateCopper nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula Cu2. Commonly referred to simply as copper nitrate, the anhydrous form is a blue, crystalline solid...
– Cu(NO3)2 - Copper(I) oxideCopper(I) oxideCopper oxide or cuprous oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Cu2O. It is one of the principal oxides of copper. This red-coloured solid is a component of some antifouling paints. The compound can appear either yellow or red, depending on the size of the particles, but both forms...
– Cu2O - Copper(II) oxideCopper(II) oxideCopper oxide or cupric oxide is the higher oxide of copper. As a mineral, it is known as tenorite.-Chemistry:It is a black solid with an ionic structure which melts above 1200 °C with some loss of oxygen...
– CuO - Copper(II) sulfate – CuSO4
- Copper(I) sulfideCopper(I) sulfideCopper sulfide is a copper sulfide, a chemical compound of copper and sulfur. It has the chemical compound Cu2S. It is found in nature as the mineral chalcocite. It has a narrow range of stoichiometry ranging from Cu1.997S to Cu2.000S....
– Cu2S - Copper(II) sulfideCopper(II) sulfideCopper monosulfide is a chemical compound of copper and sulfur. It occurs in nature as the dark indigo blue mineral covellite. It is a moderate conductor of electricity. A black colloidal precipitate of CuS is formed when hydrogen sulfide, H2S, is bubbled through solutions of Cu salts...
– CuS - CyanogenCyanogenCyanogen is the chemical compound with the formula 2. It is a colorless, toxic gas with a pungent odor.The molecule is a pseudohalogen. Cyanogen molecules consist of two CN groups — analogous to diatomic halogen molecules, such as Cl2, but far less oxidizing...
– (CN)2 - Cyanogen chlorideCyanogen chlorideCyanogen chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula NCCl. This linear, triatomic pseudohalogen is an easily condensed colorless gas. More commonly encountered in the laboratory is the related compound cyanogen bromide, a room-temperature solid that is widely used in biochemical analysis and...
– CNCl - Cyanuric chlorideCyanuric chlorideCyanuric chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula 3. This colorless solid is the chlorinated derivative of 1,3,5-triazine. It is the trimer of cyanogen chloride...
– C3Cl3N3 - Chrome-alum; K2SO4Cr2(SO4)3.24H2O
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- DecaboraneDecaboraneDecaborane, also called decaborane, is the borane with the chemical formula B10H14. This white crystalline compound is one of the principal boron hydride clusters, both as a reference structure and as a precursor to other boron hydrides....
(DiboraneDiboraneDiborane is the chemical compound consisting of boron and hydrogen with the formula B2H6. It is a colorless gas at room temperature with a repulsively sweet odor. Diborane mixes well with air, easily forming explosive mixtures. Diborane will ignite spontaneously in moist air at room temperature...
) – B10H14 - Diammonium phosphateDiammonium phosphateDiammonium phosphate is one of a series of water-soluble ammonium phosphate salts which can be produced when ammonia reacts with phosphoric acid...
– (NH4)2HPO4 - DiboraneDiboraneDiborane is the chemical compound consisting of boron and hydrogen with the formula B2H6. It is a colorless gas at room temperature with a repulsively sweet odor. Diborane mixes well with air, easily forming explosive mixtures. Diborane will ignite spontaneously in moist air at room temperature...
– B2H6 - DichlorosilaneDichlorosilaneDichlorosilane , or DCS as it is commonly known, is usually mixed with ammonia in LPCVD chambers to grow silicon nitride in semiconductor processing.A higher concentration of DCS:NH3 Dichlorosilane (H2SiCl2), or DCS as it is commonly known, is usually mixed with ammonia (NH3) in LPCVD chambers to...
– SiH2Cl2 - DigallaneDigallaneDigallane is a chemical compound of gallium and hydrogen with the formula Ga2H6. It is the dimer of the monomeric compound gallane. The eventual preparation of the pure compound, reported in 1989,...
– Ga2H6 - Dinitrogen pentoxideDinitrogen pentoxideDinitrogen pentoxide is the chemical compound with the formula N2O5. Also known as nitrogen pentoxide, N2O5 is one of the binary nitrogen oxides, a family of compounds that only contain nitrogen and oxygen...
(nitronium nitrate) – N2O5 - DisilaneDisilaneDisilane is a chemical compound with chemical formula Si2H6 that was identified in 1902 by Henri Moissan and . Moissan and Smiles reported disilane as being among the products formed by the action of dilute acids on metal silicides...
– Si2H6 - Disulfur dichlorideDisulfur dichlorideDisulfur dichloride is the chemical compound with the formula S2Cl2 . Some alternative names for this compound are sulfur monochloride , disulphur dichloride and sulphur monochloride...
S2Cl2 - Dysprosium(III) chlorideDysprosium(III) chlorideDysprosium chloride , also known as dysprosium trichloride, is a compound of dysprosium and chlorine. It is a white to yellow solid which rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a hexahydrate, DyCl3.6H2O...
– DyCl3
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- Erbium(III) chlorideErbium(III) chlorideErbium chloride, the erbium salt of hydrochloric acid, is a violet solid used for the preparation of erbium metal.-Properties:It is also found as a pink crystalline hexahydrate, CAS number [10025-75-9]...
– ErCl3 - Europium(III) chlorideEuropium(III) chlorideEuropium chloride is a compound of europium and chlorine with the formula EuCl3.-Properties:Europium trichloride is a yellow solid which begins to decompose at or below its melting point to give at least some EuCl2. Being hygroscopic it rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a...
– EuCl3 - Erbium-copper – ErCu
- Erbium-gold – ErAu
- Erbium-silver – ErAg
- Erbium-Iridium – ErIr
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- Gadolinium(III) chlorideGadolinium(III) chlorideGadolinium chloride, also known as gadolinium trichloride, is GdCl3. It is a colorless, hygroscopic, water-soluble solid. The hexahydrate GdCl3∙6H2O is commonly encountered and is sometimes also called gadolinium trichloride. Gd3+ species are of special interest because the ion has the maximum...
– GdCl3 - Gadolinium(III) oxideGadolinium(III) oxideGadolinium oxide is a inorganic compound with the formula Gd2O3. It is one of the most commonly available forms of the rare earth element gadolinium, derivatives of which are potential contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.-Structure:Gadolinium oxide has two most common structures:...
– Gd2O3 - Gallium antimonide – GaSb
- Gallium arsenide – GaAs
- Gallium trichlorideGallium trichlorideGallium trichloride is the chemical compound with the formula GaCl3. Solid gallium trichloride exists as a dimer with the formula Ga2Cl6. It is colourless and soluble in virtually all solvents, which is unusual for a metal halide. It is the main precursor to most derivatives of gallium and a...
– GaCl3 - Gallium nitride – GaN
- Gallium phosphide – GaP
- Germanium(IV) hydride (Germane)– GeH4
- Germanium(III) hydride – Ge2H6
- Germanium(II) fluoride – GeF2
- Germanium(IV) fluoride – GeF4
- Germanium(II) chloride – GeCl2
- Germanium(IV) chloride – GeCl4
- Germanium(II) bromide – GeBr2
- Germanium(IV) bromide – GeBr4
- Germanium(II) iodide – GeI2
- Germanium(IV) iodide – GeI4
- Germanium(II) oxide – GeO
- Germanium(IV) oxide – GeO2
- Germanium(II) sulfide – GeS
- Germanium(IV) sulfide – GeS2
- Germanium(II) selenide – GeSe
- Germanium(IV) selenide – GeSe2
- Germanium tellurideGermanium tellurideGermanium telluride is a chemical compound of germanium and tellurium and is a component of chalcogenide glasses. It shows semimetallic conduction and ferroelectric behaviour....
– GeTe - Germanium (IV) nitride – Ge3N4
- Gold(I) chloride – AuCl
- Gold(III) chlorideGold(III) chlorideGold chloride, traditionally called auric chloride, is a chemical compound of gold and chlorine. With the molecular formula Au2Cl6, the name gold trichloride is a simplification, referring to the empirical formula. The Roman numerals in the name indicate that the gold has an oxidation state of +3,...
– AuCl3 - Gold(I,III) chlorideGold(I,III) chlorideGold chloride is a black solid with chemical formula Au4Cl8 that contains gold in two different oxidation states - +1 and +3. It is a photosensitive solid and should be kept away from light and stored in dark-coloured containers.- References :...
– Au4Cl8 - Gold(III) chlorideGold(III) chlorideGold chloride, traditionally called auric chloride, is a chemical compound of gold and chlorine. With the molecular formula Au2Cl6, the name gold trichloride is a simplification, referring to the empirical formula. The Roman numerals in the name indicate that the gold has an oxidation state of +3,...
– (AuCl3)2 - Gold(III) fluorideGold(III) fluorideGold fluoride, , is an orange solid that sublimes at 300 °C. It is a powerful fluorinating agent.- Preparation :AuF3 can be prepared by reacting AuCl3 with F2 or BrF3.- Structure :...
– AuF3 - Gold(V) fluorideGold(V) fluorideGold fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula Au2F10. This fluoride compound features gold in its highest known oxidation state. This red solid dissolves in hydrogen fluoride but these solutions decompose, liberating fluorine....
– AuF5 - Gold(I) bromideGold(I) bromideGold bromide can be formed by synthesis from the elements or partial decomposition of gold bromide by careful control of temperatures and pressures. It occurs in two modifications. One is isostructural with gold chloride and has a body centered tetragonal unit cell with a=6.734A and c=8.674A and...
– AuBr - Gold(III) bromideGold(III) bromideGold bromide is a dark-red to black crystalline solid. It has the empirical formula AuBr3, but exists primarily as a dimer with the molecular formula Au2Br6 in which two gold atoms are bridged by two bromine atoms. It is commonly referred to as gold bromide, gold tribromide, and rarely but...
– (AuBr3)2 - Gold(I) iodide – AuI
- Gold(III) iodide – AuI3
- Gold(III) oxideGold(III) oxideGold oxide is the most stable oxide of gold. It is a red-brown, thermally unstable solid that decomposes at 160 °C. The hydrated form is weakly acidic and dissolves in concentrated alkali to form salts that are believed to contain the [Au4]− ion.Anhydrous AuO can be prepared by heating...
– Au2O3 - Gold(I) sulfideGold(I) sulfideGold sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula Au2S. It is one of two principal sulfides of gold. Gold sulfides exist in nature as solid solutions with silver, which has the same covalent radius.-Structure and preparation:...
– Au2S - Gold(III) sulfide – Au2S3
- Gold(III) selenide – AuSe
- Gold(III) selenide – Au2Se3
- Gold ditelluride – AuTe2
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- Hafnium fluoride
- Hafnium tetrachloride – HfCl4
- HexadecacarbonylhexarhodiumHexadecacarbonylhexarhodiumHexadecacarbonylhexarhodium is a metal carbonyl cluster with the formula Rh616. It exists as black crystals that are soluble in organic solvents.-Discovery and synthesis:...
– Rh6CO16 - HydrazineHydrazineHydrazine is an inorganic compound with the formula N2H4. It is a colourless flammable liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Hydrazine is highly toxic and dangerously unstable unless handled in solution. Approximately 260,000 tons are manufactured annually...
– N2H4 - Hydrazoic acidHydrazoic acidHydrazoic acid, also known as hydrogen azide or azoimide, is a colorless, volatile, and extremely explosive liquid at room temperature and pressure. It is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, having chemical formula HN3. It was first isolated in 1890 by Theodor Curtius...
– HN3 - Hydrobromic acidHydrobromic acidHydrobromic acid is a strong acid formed by dissolving the diatomic molecule hydrogen bromide in water. "Constant boiling" hydrobromic acid is an aqueous solution that distills at 124.3 °C and contains 47.6% HBr by weight, which is 8.89 mol/L. Hydrobromic acid has a pKa of −9, making it a...
– HBr - Hydrochloric acidHydrochloric acidHydrochloric acid is a solution of hydrogen chloride in water, that is a highly corrosive, strong mineral acid with many industrial uses. It is found naturally in gastric acid....
– HCl - Hydroiodic acid – HI
- Hydrogen bromideHydrogen bromideHydrogen bromide is the diatomic molecule HBr. HBr is a gas at standard conditions. Hydrobromic acid forms upon dissolving HBr in water. Conversely, HBr can be liberated from hydrobromic acid solutions with the addition of a dehydration agent, but not by distillation. Hydrogen bromide and...
– HBr - Hydrogen chlorideHydrogen chlorideThe compound hydrogen chloride has the formula HCl. At room temperature, it is a colorless gas, which forms white fumes of hydrochloric acid upon contact with atmospheric humidity. Hydrogen chloride gas and hydrochloric acid are important in technology and industry...
– HCl - Hydrogen fluorideHydrogen fluorideHydrogen fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula HF. This colorless gas is the principal industrial source of fluorine, often in the aqueous form as hydrofluoric acid, and thus is the precursor to many important compounds including pharmaceuticals and polymers . HF is widely used in the...
– HF - Hydrogen peroxideHydrogen peroxideHydrogen peroxide is the simplest peroxide and an oxidizer. Hydrogen peroxide is a clear liquid, slightly more viscous than water. In dilute solution, it appears colorless. With its oxidizing properties, hydrogen peroxide is often used as a bleach or cleaning agent...
– H2O2 - Hydrogen selenideHydrogen selenideHydrogen selenide is the inorganic compound with the formula H2Se. It is the simplest and virtually the only hydride of selenium. H2Se is a colorless, flammable gas under standard conditions. It is the most toxic selenium compound with an exposure limit: 0.05 ppm over an 8 hour period...
– H2Se - Hydrogen sulfideHydrogen sulfideHydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless, very poisonous, flammable gas with the characteristic foul odor of expired eggs perceptible at concentrations as low as 0.00047 parts per million...
– H2S - Hydrogen tellurideHydrogen tellurideHydrogen telluride is the inorganic compound with the formula H2Te. The simplest hydride of tellurium, it is rarely encountered because of it decomposes rapidly to the constituent elements. Most compounds with Te-H bonds are unstable with respect to loss of H2. H2Te is chemically and structurally...
– H2Te - HydroxylamineHydroxylamineHydroxylamine is an inorganic compound with the formula NH2OH. The pure material is a white, unstable crystalline, hygroscopic compound. However, hydroxylamine is almost always provided and used as an aqueous solution. It is used to prepare oximes, an important functional group. It is also an...
– NH2OH - Hypochlorous acidHypochlorous acidHypochlorous acid is a weak acid with the chemical formula HClO. It forms when chlorine dissolves in water. It cannot be isolated in pure form due to rapid equilibration with its precursor...
– HClO - Hypophosphorous acidHypophosphorous acidHypophosphorous acid is a phosphorus oxoacid and a powerful reducing agent with molecular formula H3PO2. Inorganic chemists refer to the free acid by this name , or the acceptable name of phosphinic acid. It is a colorless low-melting compound, which is soluble in water, dioxane, and alcohols...
– H3PO2
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- Indium antimonide – InSb
- Indium arsenide – InAs
- Indium(I) chloride
- Indium nitride – InN
- Indium phosphide – InP
- Iodic acidIodic acidIodic acid, HIO3, can be obtained as a white solid. It dissolves in water very well, but it also exists in the pure state, as opposed to chloric acid or bromic acid. Iodic acid contains iodine in the oxidation state +5 and it is one of the most stable oxo-acids of the halogens in its pure state....
– HIO3 - Iodine heptafluorideIodine heptafluorideIodine heptafluoride, also known as iodine fluoride or even iodine fluoride, is an interhalogen compound with chemical formula IF7. It has an unusual pentagonal bipyramidal structure, as predicted by VSEPR theory...
– IF7 - Iodine pentafluorideIodine pentafluorideIodine pentafluoride is an interhalogen compound with chemical formula IF5. It is a fluoride of iodine. It is a colourless or yellow liquid with a density of 3.250 g cm−3. It was first synthesized by Henri Moissan in 1891 by burning solid iodine in fluorine gas...
– IF5 - Iodine monochlorideIodine monochlorideIodine monochloride is an interhalogen compound with the formula ICl. It is a red-brown compound that melts near room temperature. Because of the difference in the electronegativity of iodine and chlorine, ICl is highly polar and behaves as a source of I+....
– ICl - Iridium(IV) chloride
- Iron(II) chlorideIron(II) chlorideIron chloride, also known as ferrous chloride, is the chemical compound of formula FeCl2. It is a paramagnetic solid with a high melting point, and is usually obtained as an off-white solid. FeCl2 crystallizes from water as the greenish tetrahydrate, which is the form that is most commonly...
– FeCl2 including hydrate - Iron(III) chlorideIron(III) chlorideIron chloride, also called ferric chloride, is an industrial scale commodity chemical compound, with the formula FeCl3. The colour of iron chloride crystals depends on the viewing angle: by reflected light the crystals appear dark green, but by transmitted light they appear purple-red...
– FeCl3 - Iron(II) oxideIron(II) oxideIron oxide, also known as ferrous oxide, is one of the iron oxides. It is a black-colored powder with the chemical formula . It consists of the chemical element iron in the oxidation state of 2 bonded to oxygen. Its mineral form is known as wüstite. Iron oxide should not be confused with rust,...
– FeO - Iron(III) nitrateIron(III) nitrateIron nitrate, or ferric nitrate, is the chemical compound with the formula Fe3. Since it is deliquescent, it is commonly found in its nonahydrate form Fe3·9H2O in which it forms colourless to pale violet crystals.-Preparation:...
– Fe(NO3)3(H2O)9 - Iron(II,III) oxideIron(II,III) oxideIron oxide is the chemical compound with formula Fe3O4. It is one of a number of iron oxides, the others being iron oxide , which is rare, and iron oxide also known as hematite. It occurs in nature as the mineral magnetite. It contains both Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions and is sometimes formulated as FeO ∙...
– Fe3O4 - Iron(III) oxideIron(III) oxideIron oxide or ferric oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Fe2O3. It is one of the three main oxides of iron, the other two being iron oxide , which is rare, and iron oxide , which also occurs naturally as the mineral magnetite. As the mineral known as hematite, Fe2O3 is the main...
– Fe2O3 - Iron-sulfur clusterIron-sulfur clusterFor biological Fe-S clusters, see iron-sulfur proteins.Iron-sulfur clusters are ensembles of iron and sulfide centres. Fe-S clusters are most often discussed in the context of the biological role for iron-sulfur proteins. Many Fe-S clusters are known in the area of organometallic chemistry and as...
- Iron(III) thiocyanate
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- Lanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonateLanthanum carbonate, La23, is the salt formed by lanthanum cations and carbonate anions. It is an ore of lanthanum metal, along with monazite.- Chemistry :...
– La2(CO3)3 - Lanthanum magnesium – LaMg
- Lanthanum aluminium – LaAl
- Lanthanum zinc – LaZn
- Lanthanum silver – LaAg
- Lanthanum cadmium – LaCd
- Lanthanum mercury – LaHg
- Lanthanum tallium – LaTl
- Lead(II) carbonate – Pb(CO3)
- Lead(II) chlorideLead(II) chlorideLead chloride is an inorganic compound which is a white solid under ambient conditions. It is poorly soluble in water. Lead chloride is one of the most important lead-based reagents...
– PbCl2 - Lead(II) iodideLead(II) iodideLead iodide or plumbous iodide is a bright yellow solid at room temperature, that reversibly becomes brick red by heating. In its crystalline form it is used as a detector material for high energy photons including x-rays and gamma rays....
– PbI2 - Lead(II) nitrateLead(II) nitrateLead nitrate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Pb2. It commonly occurs as a colourless crystal or white powder and, unlike most other lead salts, is soluble in water....
– Pb(NO3)2 - Lead(II) oxideLead(II) oxideLead oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula PbO. Lead oxide occurs in two polymorphs, red, having a tetragonal crystal structure and yellow, having an orthorhombic crystal structure...
– PbO - Lead(IV) oxide – PbO2
- Lead(II) phosphateLead(II) phosphateLead phosphate is an ionic compound with chemical formula Pb32.Lead Phosphate is a long lived electronically neutral reagent chemical. Despite limited tests on humans, it has been identified as a carcinogen based on tests on animals conducted by the EPA.[3] Properties: Hexagonal, colorless crystal...
– Pb3(PO4)2 - Lead(II) sulfateLead(II) sulfateLead sulfate is a white crystal or powder. It is also known as fast white, milk white, sulfuric acid lead salt or anglesite....
– Pb(SO4) - Lead(II) selenideLead(II) selenideLead selenide , or lead selenide, a selenide of lead, is a semiconductor material. It forms cubic crystals of the NaCl structure; it has a direct bandgap of 0.27 eV at room temperature...
– PbSe - Lead(II) sulfideLead(II) sulfideLead sulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula Pb. It finds limited use in electronic devices. PbS, also known as galena, is the principal ore and most important compound of lead....
– PbS - Lead(II) tellurideLead(II) tellurideLead telluride is a compound of lead and tellurium ; it is a narrow gap semiconductor. It occurs naturally as the mineral altaite.- Properties :* Dielectric constant ~1000.* Electron Effective mass ~ 0.01me...
– PbTe - Lead zirconate titanateLead zirconate titanateLead zirconate titanate , also called PZT, is a ceramic perovskite material that shows a marked piezoelectric effect. PZT-based compounds are composed of the chemical elements lead and zirconium and the chemical compound titanate which are combined under extremely high temperatures. A filter is...
– Pb[TixZr1-x]O3 (e.g., x = 0.52 is Lead zirconium titanate) - Lithium aluminium hydrideLithium aluminium hydrideLithium aluminium hydride, commonly abbreviated to LAH or known as LithAl, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula LiAlH4. It was discovered by Finholt, Bond and Schlesinger in 1947. This compound is used as a reducing agent in organic synthesis, especially for the reduction of esters,...
– LiAlH4 - Lithium bromideLithium bromideLithium bromide, or LiBr, is a chemical compound of lithium and bromine. Its extreme hygroscopic character makes LiBr useful as a desiccant in certain air conditioning systems.-Production and properties:...
– LiBr - Lithium carbonateLithium carbonateLithium carbonate is a chemical compound of lithium, carbon, and oxygen with the formula Li2CO3. This colorless salt is widely used in the processing of metal oxides and has received attention for its use in psychiatry. It is found in nature as the rare mineral zabuyelite.-Properties:Like almost...
(Lithium salt) – Li2CO3 - Lithium chlorideLithium chlorideLithium chloride is a chemical compound with the formula LiCl. The salt is a typical ionic compound, although the small size of the Li+ ion gives rise to properties not seen for other alkali metal chlorides, such as extraordinary solubility in polar solvents and its hygroscopic...
– LiCl - Lithium hydrideLithium hydrideLithium hydride is the inorganic compound with the formula LiH. It is a colorless solid, although commercial samples are gray. Characteristic of a salt-like, or ionic, hydride, it has a high melting point and is not soluble in any solvent with which it does not react...
– LiH - Lithium hydroxideLithium hydroxideLithium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula LiOH. It is a white hygroscopic crystalline material. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol...
– LiOH - Lithium iodideLithium iodideLithium iodide, or LiI, is a compound of lithium and iodine. When exposed to air, it becomes yellow in color, due to the oxidation of iodide to iodine.-Applications:...
– LiI - Lithium nitrateLithium nitrateLithium nitrate is an inorganic compound with the formula LiNO3. It is the lithium salt of nitric acid. It is made by reacting lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide with nitric acid.-Uses:...
– LiNO3 - Lithium sulfateLithium sulfateLithium sulfate is a white inorganic salt with the formula Li2SO4. It is the lithium salt of sulfuric acid.-Properties:Lithium sulfate is soluble in water, though it does not follow the usual trend of solubility versus temperature — its solubility in water decreases with increasing temperature, as...
– Li2SO4
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- Magnesium antimonide – MgSb
- Magnesium carbonateMagnesium carbonateMagnesium carbonate, MgCO3, is a white solid that occurs in nature as a mineral. Several hydrated and basic forms of magnesium carbonate also exist as minerals...
– MgCO3 - Magnesium chlorideMagnesium chlorideMagnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compounds with the formulas MgCl2 and its various hydrates MgCl2x. These salts are typical ionic halides, being highly soluble in water. The hydrated magnesium chloride can be extracted from brine or sea water...
– MgCl2 - Magnesium oxideMagnesium oxideMagnesium oxide , or magnesia, is a white hygroscopic solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase and is a source of magnesium . It has an empirical formula of and consists of a lattice of Mg2+ ions and O2– ions held together by ionic bonds...
– MgO - Magnesium phosphateMagnesium phosphateMagnesium phosphate is a general term for salts of magnesium and phosphate appearing in three forms:* Magnesium phosphate monobasic * Magnesium phosphate dibasic * Magnesium phosphate tribasic...
– Mg3(PO4)2 - Magnesium sulfateMagnesium sulfateMagnesium sulfate is a chemical compound containing magnesium, sulfur and oxygen, with the formula MgSO4. It is often encountered as the heptahydrate epsomite , commonly called Epsom salt, from the town of Epsom in Surrey, England, where the salt was distilled from the springs that arise where the...
– MgSO4 - Manganese(IV) oxideManganese(IV) oxideManganese oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula . This blackish or brown solid occurs naturally as the mineral pyrolusite, which is the main ore of manganese and a component of manganese nodules. The principal use for MnO2 is for dry-cell batteries, such as the alkaline battery and the...
(manganese dioxide) – MnO2 - Manganese(II) sulfate monohydrate – MnSO4.H2O
- Manganese(II) chlorideManganese(II) chlorideManganese chloride describes a series of compounds with the formula MnCl2x, where the value of x can be 0, 2, or 4. The tetrahydrate is the most common form of "manganese chloride". MnCl2·4H2O, but the anhydrous form and dihydrate MnCl2·2H2O are also known...
– MnCl2 - Manganese(III) chloride – MnCl3
- Manganese(IV) fluorideManganese(IV) fluorideManganese fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula MnF3. This red/purplish solid is useful for converting hydrocarbons into fluorocarbons, i.e., it is a fluorination agent...
– MnF4 - Manganese(II) phosphate – Mn3(PO4)2
- Mercury(I) chlorideMercury(I) chlorideMercury chloride is the chemical compound with the formula Hg2Cl2. Also known as calomel or mercurous chloride, this dense white or yellowish-white, odorless solid is the principal example of a mercury compound...
– Hg2Cl2 - Mercury(II) chlorideMercury(II) chlorideMercury chloride or mercuric chloride , is the chemical compound with the formula HgCl2. This white crystalline solid is a laboratory reagent and a molecular compound. It is no longer used for medicinal purposes Mercury(II) chloride or mercuric chloride (formerly corrosive sublimate), is the...
– HgCl2 - Mercury fulminate – Hg(ONC)2
- Mercury(II) selenide – HgSe
- Mercury(I) sulfateMercury(I) sulfateMercury sulfate, commonly called mercurous sulfate or mercurous sulphate is the chemical compound Hg2SO4. It can be produced by a reaction of mercury nitrate with a source of sulfate ions:...
– Hg2SO4 - Mercury(II) sulfateMercury(II) sulfateMercury sulfate, commonly called mercuric sulfate is the chemical compound Hg S O4. It is an odorless solid that forms white granules or crystalline powder...
– HgSO4 - Mercury(II) sulfide – HgS
- Mercury(II) telluride – HgTe
- Metaphosphoric acid – HPO3
- Molybdate orange
- Molybdenum trioxide – MoO3
- Molybdenum disulfideMolybdenum disulfideMolybdenum disulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula MoS2. This black crystalline sulfide of molybdenum occurs as the mineral molybdenite. It is the principal ore from which molybdenum metal is extracted. The natural amorphous form is known as the rarer mineral jordisite. MoS2 is less...
– MoS2 - Molybdenum hexacarbonylMolybdenum hexacarbonylMolybdenum hexacarbonyl is the chemical compound with the formula Mo6. This colorless solid, like its chromium and tungsten analogues, is noteworthy as a volatile, air-stable derivative of a metal in its zero oxidation state.-Structure and properties:Mo6 adopts an octahedral geometry consisting...
– C6O6Mo - Molybdic acidMolybdic acidMolybdic acid refrs to solid, hydrated forms of molybdenum trioxide and species in aqueous solution.The simplest solid form, the monohydrate, is MoO3·H2O, though the dihydrate is also known. The solid state structure of MoO3·H2O consists of layers of octahedrally coordinated MoO5· units where 4...
– H2MoO4
N
- Neodymium(III) chlorideNeodymium(III) chlorideNeodymium chloride or neodymium trichloride is a chemical compound of neodymium and chlorine with the formula NdCl3. This anhydrous compound is a mauve-colored solid that rapidly absorbs water on exposure to air to form a purple-colored hexahydrate, NdCl3·6H2O. Neodymium chloride is produced from...
– NdCl3 - Nessler's reagentNessler's reagentPotassium tetraiodomercurate is an inorganic compound containing potassium cations and the tetraiodomercurate complex anion. It is mainly used as Neßler's reagent, a 0.09 mol/L solution of potassium tetraiodomercurate in 2.5 mol/L potassium hydroxide, used to detect ammonia.-Nessler's...
– K2[HgI4] - Nickel(II) carbonateNickel(II) carbonateNickel carbonate describes one or a mixture of inorganic compounds containing nickel and carbonate. From the industrial perspective, the most important nickel carbonate is basic nickel carbonate with the formula Ni4CO364. Simpler carbonates, ones more likely encountered in the laboratory, are NiCO3...
– NiCO3 - Nickel(II) chlorideNickel(II) chlorideNickel chloride , is the chemical compound NiCl2. The anhydrous salt is yellow, but the more familiar hydrate NiCl2·6H2O is green. It is very rarely found in nature as mineral nickelbischofite. A dihydrate is also known. In general nickel chloride, in various forms, is the most important source of...
– NiCl2 and hexahydrate - Nickel(II) hydroxideNickel(II) hydroxideNickel hydroxide Ni2 is an insoluble compound commonly used in rechargeable battery electrodes. When charged these electrodes form nickel oxide-hydroxide. Nickel hydroxide is a precipitate formed when the hexaaquanickel ion is mixed with aqueous alkali...
– Ni(OH)2 - Nickel(II) nitrateNickel(II) nitrateNickel nitrate is the chemical compound Ni2 or any hydrate thereof. The anhydrous form is not commonly encountered, thus "nickel nitrate" usually refers to nickel nitrate hexahydrate. The formula for this species is written in two ways. Ni2.6H2O and, more descriptively [Ni6]2...
– Ni(NO3)2 - Nickel(II) oxideNickel(II) oxideNickel oxide is the chemical compound with the formula NiO. It is notable as being the only well characterized oxide of nickel . The mineralogical form of NiO, bunsenite, is very rare. It is classified as a basic metal oxide...
– NiO - Niobium oxychlorideNiobium oxychlorideNiobium oxychloride is the inorganic compound with the formula NbOCl3. It is a white, crystalline, diamagnetic solid. It is often found as an impurity in samples of niobium pentachloride, a common reagent in niobium chemistry.- Structure and synthesis :...
– NbOCl3 - Niobium pentachloride – NbCl5
- Nitric acidNitric acidNitric acid , also known as aqua fortis and spirit of nitre, is a highly corrosive and toxic strong acid.Colorless when pure, older samples tend to acquire a yellow cast due to the accumulation of oxides of nitrogen. If the solution contains more than 86% nitric acid, it is referred to as fuming...
– HNO3 - Nitrogen monoxide – NO
- Nitrogen dioxideNitrogen dioxideNitrogen dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula it is one of several nitrogen oxides. is an intermediate in the industrial synthesis of nitric acid, millions of tons of which are produced each year. This reddish-brown toxic gas has a characteristic sharp, biting odor and is a prominent...
– NO2 - Nitrosylsulfuric acidNitrosylsulfuric acidNitrosylsulfuric acid is the chemical compound with the formula NOHSO4.This salt is a source of the NO+ ion, It can also be viewed as the mixed acid anhydride of sulfuric acid and nitrous acid:...
– NOHSO4
O
- Osmium tetroxide (osmium(VIII) oxide) – OsO4
- Osmium trioxide (osmium(VI) oxide) – OsO3
- Oxybis(tributyltin) – C24H54OSn2
- Oxygen difluorideOxygen difluorideOxygen difluoride is the chemical compound with the formula F2O. As predicted by VSEPR theory, the molecule adopts a "V" shaped structure like H2O, but it has very different properties, being a strong oxidizer.-Preparation:...
– OF2 - OzoneOzoneOzone , or trioxygen, is a triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope...
– O3
P
- Palladium(II) chloridePalladium(II) chloridePalladium chloride, also known as palladium dichloride, are the chemical compounds with the formula PdCl2. PdCl2 is a common starting material in palladium chemistry – palladium-based catalysts are of particular value in organic synthesis. It is prepared by chlorination of...
– PdCl2 - Palladium(II) nitratePalladium(II) nitratePalladium nitrate is a red-brown solid that is strongly oxidizing and may liberate noxious fumes upon reaction with reducing agents. It is a skin and respiratory irritant...
– Pd(NO3)2 - PentaboranePentaboranePentaborane, also called pentaborane to distinguish it from B5H11, is an inorganic compound with the formula B5H9. It is one of the most common boron hydride clusters, although it is a highly reactive compound. Because of its high reactivity toward oxygen, it was once evaluated as rocket or jet fuel...
– B5H9 - Pentasulfide antimony – Sb2S5
- Perchloric acidPerchloric acidPerchloric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula HClO4. Usually encountered as an aqueous solution, this colourless compound is a strong acid comparable in strength to sulfuric and nitric acids. It is a powerful oxidizer, but its aqueous solutions up to appr. 70% are remarkably inert,...
– HClO4 - Perchloryl fluoridePerchloryl fluoridePerchloryl fluoride is a reactive gas with the chemical formula . It has a characteristic sweet odor that resembles gasoline and kerosene. It is toxic and is a powerful oxidizing and fluorinating agent. It is the acid fluoride of perchloric acid....
– ClFO3 - Persulfuric acid (Caro's acid) – H2SO5
- Perxenic acid – H4XeO6
- Phenylarsine oxide – (C6H5)AsO
- PhenylphosphinePhenylphosphinePhenylphosphine is a primary phosphine with the chemical formula C6H5PH2. It is the phosphorus analog of aniline. Like all other primary phosphines, phenylphosphine has an intense penetrating odor...
– C6H7P - PhosgenePhosgenePhosgene is the chemical compound with the formula COCl2. This colorless gas gained infamy as a chemical weapon during World War I. It is also a valued industrial reagent and building block in synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other organic compounds. In low concentrations, its odor resembles...
– COCl2 - PhosphinePhosphinePhosphine is the compound with the chemical formula PH3. It is a colorless, flammable, toxic gas. Pure phosphine is odourless, but technical grade samples have a highly unpleasant odor like garlic or rotting fish, due to the presence of substituted phosphine and diphosphine...
– PH3 - PhosphitePhosphiteA phosphite is a salt of phosphorous acid. The phosphite ion is a polyatomic ion with a phosphorus central atom where phosphorus has an oxidation state of +3...
– HPO32- - Phosphomolybdic acidPhosphomolybdic acidPhosphomolybdic acid, also known as dodeca molybdophosphoric acid or PMA is a component of Masson's trichrome stain. It is a yellow-green compound, freely soluble in water and polar organic solvents such as ethanol...
– HMoNiO6P-4 - Phosphoric acidPhosphoric acidPhosphoric acid, also known as orthophosphoric acid or phosphoric acid, is a mineral acid having the chemical formula H3PO4. Orthophosphoric acid molecules can combine with themselves to form a variety of compounds which are also referred to as phosphoric acids, but in a more general way...
– H3PO4 - Phosphorous acidPhosphorous acidPhosphorous acid is the compound described by the formula H3PO3. This acid is diprotic , not triprotic as might be suggested by this formula. Phosphorous acid is as an intermediate in the preparation of other phosphorus compounds.-Nomenclature and tautomerism:H3PO3 is more clearly described with...
(Phosphoric(III) acid) – H3PO3 - Phosphorus pentabromidePhosphorus pentabromidePhosphorus pentabromide is a reactive, yellow solid of formula PBr5, which has the structure PBr4+ Br− in the solid state but in the vapor phase is completely dissociated to PBr3 and Br2. Rapid cooling of this phase to 15 K leads to formation of an ionic species [PBr4]+[Br3]-.It can be used in...
– PBr5 - Phosphorus pentafluoridePhosphorus pentafluoridePhosphorus pentafluoride, PF5, is a phosphorus halide. It's a colourless gas at room temperature and pressure.-Structure:Single-crystal X-ray studies indicate PF5 molecule has two distinct P−F bonds : P−Fax = 158.0 pm and P−Feq = 152.2 pm...
– PF5 - Phosphorus pentasulfidePhosphorus pentasulfidePhosphorus pentasulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula P4S10. This yellow solid is the one of two phosphorus sulfides of commercial value...
– P4S10 - Phosphorus pentoxidePhosphorus pentoxidePhosphorus pentoxide is a chemical compound with molecular formula P4O10 . This white crystalline solid is the anhydride of phosphoric acid. It is a powerful desiccant.-Structure:...
– P2O5 - Phosphorus sesquisulfidePhosphorus sesquisulfidePhosphorus sesquisulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula 43. This yellow solid is one of two commercially produced phosphorus sulfides. It is a component of "strike anywhere" matches....
– P4S3 - Phosphorus tribromidePhosphorus tribromidePhosphorus tribromide is a colourless liquid with the formula PBr3. It fumes in air due to hydrolysis and has a penetrating odour. It is widely used in the laboratory for the conversion of alcohols to alkyl bromides.-Preparation:...
– PBr3 - Phosphorus trichloridePhosphorus trichloridePhosphorus trichloride is a chemical compound of phosphorus and chlorine, having chemical formula PCl3. Its shape is trigonal pyramidal. It is the most important of the three phosphorus chlorides. It is an important industrial chemical, being used for the manufacture of organophosphorus compounds...
– PCl3 - Phosphorus trifluoridePhosphorus trifluoridePhosphorus trifluoride , is a colorless and odorless gas. It is highly toxic and it reacts slowly with water. Its main use is as a ligand in metal complexes...
– PF3 - Phosphorus triiodidePhosphorus triiodidePhosphorus triiodide is an unstable red solid which reacts violently with water. It is a common misconception that PI3 is too unstable to be stored; it is, in fact, commercially available. It is widely used in organic chemistry for converting alcohols to alkyl iodides. It is also a powerful...
– PI3 - Phosphotungstic acidPhosphotungstic acidPhosphotungstic acid , tungstophosphoric acid , is a heteropoly acid with the chemical formula 31240. It normally present as a hydrate. EPTA is the name of ethanolic phosphotungstic acid, its alcohol solution used in biology. It has the appearance of small, colorless-grayish or slightly...
– H3PW12O40 - Platinum(II) chloridePlatinum(II) chloridePlatinum chloride is the chemical compound PtCl2. It is an important precursor used in the preparation of other platinum compounds. It exists in two crystalline forms, but the main properties are somewhat similar: dark brown, insoluble in water, diamagnetic, and odorless.-Structure:The...
– PtCl2 - Platinum(IV) chloridePlatinum(IV) chloridePlatinum chloride is the inorganic compound of platinum and chlorine with the empirical formula PtCl4. This brown solid features platinum in the 4+ oxidation state.-Structure:...
– PtCl4 - Plutonium(III) chloridePlutonium(III) chloridePlutonium chloride is the chemical compound with the formula PuCl3.- Structure :Plutonium atoms in crystalline PuCl3 are 9 coordinate, and the structure is tricapped trigonal prismatic.- Safety :...
– PuCl3 - Plutonium dioxidePlutonium dioxidePlutonium oxide is the chemical compound with the formula PuO2. This high melting point solid is a principal compound of plutonium. It can vary in color from yellow to olive green, depending on the particle size, temperature and method of production....
(Plutonium(IV) oxide) – PuO2 - Potash Alum– K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3·24H2O
- Potassium aluminium fluoridePotassium Aluminium FluoridePotassium aluminium fluoride is an inorganic compound.This compound is used as flux in the smelting of secondary aluminium, to reduce or remove the magnesium content of the melt. The main environmental issue that arises from using PAF is the production of fluoride gases...
– KAlF4 - Potassium borate – K2B4O7•4H2O
- Potassium bromidePotassium bromidePotassium bromide is a salt, widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with over-the-counter use extending to 1975 in the United States. Its action is due to the bromide ion...
– KBr - Potassium calcium chloride – KCaCl3
- Potassium carbonatePotassium carbonatePotassium carbonate is a white salt, soluble in water , which forms a strongly alkaline solution. It can be made as the product of potassium hydroxide's absorbent reaction with carbon dioxide. It is deliquescent, often appearing a damp or wet solid...
– K2CO3 - Potassium chloratePotassium chloratePotassium chlorate is a compound containing potassium, chlorine and oxygen atoms, with the molecular formula KClO3. In its pure form, it is a white crystalline substance. It is the most common chlorate in industrial use...
– KClO3 - Potassium chloridePotassium chlorideThe chemical compound potassium chloride is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. In its pure state, it is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance, with a crystal structure that cleaves easily in three directions. Potassium chloride crystals are...
– KCl - Potassium cyanidePotassium cyanidePotassium cyanide is an inorganic compound with the formula KCN. This colorless crystalline compound, similar in appearance to sugar, is highly soluble in water. Most KCN is used in gold mining, organic synthesis, and electroplating. Smaller applications include jewelry for chemical gilding and...
– KCN - Potassium ferrioxalatePotassium ferrioxalatePotassium ferrioxalate, also known as potassium oxalatoferrate, is a chemical compound with the formula K3[Fe3], where iron is in the +3 oxidation state. It is an octahedral transition metal complex in which three bidentate oxalate ions are bound to an iron center. Potassium acts as a counterion,...
– K3[Fe(C2O4)3] - Potassium hydrogencarbonate – KHCO3
- Potassium hydrogen fluoride – HF2K
- Potassium hydroxidePotassium hydroxidePotassium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula KOH, commonly called caustic potash.Along with sodium hydroxide , this colorless solid is a prototypical strong base. It has many industrial and niche applications. Most applications exploit its reactivity toward acids and its corrosive...
– KOH - Potassium iodidePotassium iodidePotassium iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KI. This white salt is the most commercially significant iodide compound, with approximately 37,000 tons produced in 1985. It is less hygroscopic than sodium iodide, making it easier to work with...
– KI - Potassium monopersulfate – K2SO4·KHSO4·2KHSO5
- Potassium nitratePotassium nitratePotassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula KNO3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nitrate ions NO3−.It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen. Its common names include saltpetre , from medieval Latin sal petræ: "stone salt" or possibly "Salt...
– KNO3 - Potassium perbromate – KBrO4
- Potassium perchloratePotassium perchloratePotassium perchlorate is the inorganic salt with the chemical formula KClO4. Like other perchlorates, this salt is a strong oxidizer and potentially reacts with many organic substances...
– KClO4 - Potassium permanganatePotassium permanganatePotassium permanganate is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula KMnO4. It is a salt consisting of K+ and MnO4− ions. Formerly known as permanganate of potash or Condy's crystals, it is a strong oxidizing agent. It dissolves in water to give intensely purple solutions, the...
– KMnO4 - Potassium sulfatePotassium sulfatePotassium sulfate is a non-flammable white crystalline salt which is soluble in water...
– K2SO4 - Potassium sulfidePotassium sulfidePotassium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula K2S. The colourless solid is rarely encountered, because it reacts readily with water, a reaction that affords potassium bisulfide and potassium hydroxide .-Structure:...
– K2S - Potassium titanyl phosphatePotassium titanyl phosphatePotassium titanyl phosphate or KTP is a nonlinear optical material which is commonly used for frequency doubling diode pumped solid-state lasers such as Nd:YAG and other neodymium-doped lasers. The material has a relatively high optical damage threshold , a great optical nonlinearity and excellent...
– KTiOPO4 - Potassium vanadate – KVO3
- Praseodymium(III) chloridePraseodymium(III) chloridePraseodymium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula PrCl3. It is a blue-green solid that rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a light green heptahydrate.-Preparation:...
– PrCl3 - Protonated molecular hydrogenProtonated molecular hydrogenProtonated molecular hydrogen, trihydrogen cation, or H3+, is one of the most abundant ions in the universe. It is stable in the interstellar medium due to the low temperature and low density of interstellar space. The role that H3+ plays in the gas-phase chemistry of the ISM is unparalleled by...
– H3+ - Prussian bluePrussian bluePrussian blue is a dark blue pigment with the idealized formula Fe718. Another name for the color Prussian blue is Berlin blue or, in painting, Parisian blue. Turnbull's blue is the same substance but is made from different reagents....
(Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)) – Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 - Pyrosulfuric acid – H2S2O7
R
- Radium chlorideRadium chlorideRadium chloride, RaCl2, was the first radium compound to be prepared in a pure state and was the basis of Marie Curie's original separation of radium from barium. The first preparation of radium metal was by the electrolysis of a solution of radium chloride using a mercury...
– RaCl2 - Radon difluoride – RnF2
- Rhodium(III) chlorideRhodium(III) chlorideRhodium chloride refers to inorganic compounds with the formula RhCl3n, where n varies from 0 to 3. These are diamagnetic solids featuring octahedral Rh centres. Depending on the value of n, the material is either a dense brown solid or a soluble reddish salt...
– RhCl3 - Rubidium bromideRubidium bromideRubidium bromide is the bromide of rubidium. It has a NaCl crystal structure, with a lattice constant of 685 picometres. There are several methods for synthesising rubidium bromide...
– RbBr - Rubidium chlorideRubidium chlorideRubidium chloride is the alkali metal halide RbCl. This alkali halide finds diverse uses, from electrochemistry to molecular biology.-Structure:In its gas phase, RbCl is diatomic with a bond length estimated at 2.7868 Å...
– RbCl - Rubidium fluorideRubidium fluorideRubidium fluoride is the fluoride salt of rubidium. It is an octahedral crystal.There are several methods for synthesising rubidium fluoride...
– RbF - Rubidium hydroxideRubidium hydroxideRubidium hydroxide is a strong basic chemical and alkali that is formed by one rubidium ion and one hydroxide ion.Rubidium hydroxide does not appear in nature. However it can be obtained by synthesis from rubidium oxide...
– RbOH - Rubidium iodideRubidium iodideRubidium iodide is a compound with a melting point of 642 °C. Its chemical formula is RbI....
– RbI - Rubidium nitrateRubidium nitrateRubidium nitrate is an inorganic compound with the formula RbNO3. This salt is white and highly soluble in water.-Properties:Rubidium nitrate is a white crystalline powder that is highly soluble in water and very slightly soluble in acetone. In a flame test, RbNO3 gives a mauve/light purple...
– RbNO3 - Rubidium oxideRubidium oxideRubidium oxide is the chemical compound with the formula Rb2O. Rubidium oxide is highly reactive towards water, and therefore it would not be expected to occur naturally. The rubidium content in minerals is often calculated and quoted in terms of Rb2O. In reality, the rubidium is typically...
– Rb2O - Rubidium tellurideRubidium tellurideRubidium telluride or Rb2Te is a chemical compound of the elements rubidium and tellurium. It is a difficult compound to synthesize; this is in part due to the instability of the substance....
– Rb2Te - Ruthenium(VIII) oxideRuthenium tetroxideRuthenium tetroxide is a diamagnetic tetrahedral ruthenium compound. As expected for a charge-neutral symmetrical oxide, it is quite volatile. The analogous OsO4 is more widely used and better known...
– RuO4
S
- Samarium(II) iodideSamarium(II) iodideSamarium iodide is a green solid composed of samarium and iodine, with a melting point of 520 °C where the samarium atom has a coordination number of seven in a capped octahedral configuration...
– SmI2 - Samarium(III) chlorideSamarium(III) chlorideSamarium chloride , also known as samarium trichloride, is a compound of samarium and chlorine. It is a pale yellow solid which rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a hexahydrate, SmCl3.6H2O. Simple rapid heating of the hydrate alone may cause small amounts of hydrolysis...
– SmCl3 - Scandium(III) triflateScandium(III) triflateScandium trifluoromethanesulfonate, commonly called scandium triflate, is a chemical compound with formula Sc3, a salt consisting of scandium cations Sc3+ and triflate SO3CF3− anions....
– Sc(OSO2CF3)3 - Scandium(III) chlorideScandium(III) chlorideScandium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula ScCl3. It is a white, high-melting ionic compound, which is deliquescent and highly water soluble. Scandium chloride is mainly of interest in the research laboratory...
– ScCl3 and hydrate - Scandium(III) fluorideScandium(III) fluorideScandium fluoride, ScF3, is an ionic compound. It is slightly soluble in water but dissolves in the presence of excess fluoride to form ScF63−. ScF3 can be produced by reacting scandium and fluorine...
– ScF3 - Scandium(III) nitrateScandium(III) nitrateScandium nitrate, Sc3, is an ionic compound. It is an oxidizer, as all nitrates are....
– Sc(NO3)3 - Scandium(III) oxideScandium(III) oxideScandium oxide, Sc2O3, scandia is a high melting white solid used in high-temperature systems , electronic ceramics, and glass composition .-Physical and chemical properties:...
– Sc2O3 - Selenic acidSelenic acidSelenic acid is the chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxoacid of selenium, and its structure is more accurately described as .As predicted by VSEPR theory, the selenium center is tetrahedral, with a Se–O bond length of 161 pm...
– H2SeO4 - Selenious acid – H2SeO3
- Selenium trioxideSelenium trioxideSelenium trioxide is a chemical compound used in the manufacture of photoelectric cells and solar energy devices.A laboratory preparation is to react anhydrous K2SeO4 and SO3. The compound is thermodynamically unstable with respect to selenium dioxide. The solid consists of cyclic tetramers,...
– SeO3 - Selenium dioxideSelenium dioxideSelenium dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula SeO2. This colorless solid is one of the most frequently encountered compounds of selenium.-Properties:...
– SeO2 - SilaneSilaneSilane is a toxic, extremely flammable chemical compound with chemical formula SiH4. In 1857, the German chemists and Friedrich Woehler discovered silane among the products formed by the action of hydrochloric acid on aluminum silicide, which they had previously prepared...
– SiH4 - Silica gelSilica gelSilica gel is a granular, vitreous, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate. Despite its name, silica gel is a solid. It is a naturally occurring mineral that is purified and processed into either granular or beaded form...
– SiO2·nH2O - Silicic acidSilicic acidSilicic acid is a general name for a family of chemical compounds of the element silicon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with the general formula [SiOx4-2x]n...
– [SiOx(OH)4-2x]n - Silicochloroform – Cl3HSi
- Silicofluoric acid – H2SiF6
- Silicon dioxideSilicon dioxideThe chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica , is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula '. It has been known for its hardness since antiquity...
– SiO2 - Silver chlorideSilver chlorideSilver chloride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula AgCl. This white crystalline solid is well known for its low solubility in water . Upon illumination or heating, silver chloride converts to silver , which is signalled by greyish or purplish coloration to some samples...
– AgCl - Silver(I) fluorideSilver(I) fluorideSilver fluoride , also known as argentous fluoride and silver monofluoride, is a compound of silver and fluorine. It is a ginger-coloured solid, melting point 435 °C, which blackens on exposure to moist air. Unlike other silver halides such as silver chloride it is soluble in water to the extent...
– AgF - Silver(II) fluorideSilver(II) fluorideSilver fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula AgF2. It is a rare example of a silver compound. Silver is usually present in its +1 oxidation state. It is used as a fluorinating agent.-Preparation:...
– AgF2 - Silver iodideSilver iodideSilver iodide is a yellow, inorganic, photosensitive iodide of silver used in photography, in medicine as an antiseptic, and in rainmaking for cloud seeding.-Crystal structure:...
– AgI - Silver nitrateSilver nitrateSilver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula . This compound is a versatile precursor to many other silver compounds, such as those used in photography. It is far less sensitive to light than the halides...
– AgNO3 - Silver sulfideSilver sulfideSilver sulfide, Ag2S, is the sulfide of silver. This dense black solid constitutes the tarnish that forms over time on silverware and other silver objects. Silver sulfide is insoluble in all solvents, but is degraded by strong acids. Silver sulfide features a covalent bond, as it is made up of...
– Ag2S
- Soda limeSoda limeSoda lime is a mixture of chemicals, used in granular form in closed breathing environments, such as general anaesthesia, submarines, rebreathers and recompression chambers, to remove carbon dioxide from breathing gases to prevent CO2 retention and carbon dioxide poisoning.It is made by treating...
– - Sodamide – NaNH2
- Sodium borohydrideSodium borohydrideSodium borohydride, also known as sodium tetrahydridoborate, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaBH4. This white solid, usually encountered as a powder, is a versatile reducing agent that finds wide application in chemistry, both in the laboratory and on a technical scale. Large amounts are...
– NaBH4 - Sodium bromideSodium bromideSodium bromide is an inorganic compound with the formula NaBr. It is a high-melting white, crystalline solid that resembles sodium chloride. It is a widely used source of the bromide ion and has many applications.-Synthesis, structure, reactions:...
– NaBr - Sodium bromateSodium bromateSodium bromate, the inorganic compound with the chemical formula of NaBrO3, is the sodium salt of bromic acid. It is a strong oxidant, mainly used in continuous or batch dyeing processes involving sulfur or vat dyes and as a hair-permagent, chemical agent, or gold solvent in gold mines when used...
– NaBrO3 - Sodium carbonateSodium carbonateSodium carbonate , Na2CO3 is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as a crystalline heptahydrate, which readily effloresces to form a white powder, the monohydrate. Sodium carbonate is domestically well-known for its everyday use as a water softener. It can be extracted from the...
– Na2CO3 - Sodium chlorideSodium chlorideSodium chloride, also known as salt, common salt, table salt or halite, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms...
– NaCl - Sodium chloriteSodium chloriteSodium chlorite is a chemical compound used in the manufacture of paper.-Use:The main application of sodium chlorite is the generation of chlorine dioxide for bleaching and stripping of textiles, pulp, and paper. It is also used for disinfection of a few municipal water treatment plants after...
– NaCl2 - Sodium chlorateSodium chlorateSodium chlorate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . When pure, it is a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water. It is hygroscopic. It decomposes above 250 °C to release oxygen and leave sodium chloride...
– NaClO3 - Sodium cyanideSodium cyanideSodium cyanide is an inorganic compound with the formula NaCN. This highly toxic colorless salt is used mainly in gold mining but has other niche applications...
– NaCN - Sodium ferrocyanideSodium ferrocyanideSodium ferrocyanide is the sodium salt of the coordination compound of formula [Fe6]4-. It is a yellow crystalline solid that is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. Despite the presence of the cyanide ligands, sodium ferrocyanide is not especially toxic because the cyanides are tightly...
– Na4Fe(CN)6 - Sodium hydrideSodium hydrideSodium hydride is the chemical compound with the empirical formula NaH. It is primarily used as a strong base in organic synthesis. NaH is representative of the saline hydrides, meaning it is a salt-like hydride, composed of Na+ and H− ions, in contrast to the more molecular hydrides such as...
– NaH - Sodium hydrogen carbonate (Sodium bicarbonate) – NaHCO3
- Sodium hydrosulfideSodium hydrosulfideSodium hydrosulfide is the chemical compound with the formula NaHS. This compound is the product of the half neutralization of hydrogen sulfide with sodium hydroxide. NaHS is a useful reagent for the synthesis of organic and inorganic sulfur compounds. It is a colorless solid that typically smells...
– NaSH - Sodium hydroxide – NaOH
- Sodium iodideSodium iodideSodium iodide is a white, crystalline salt with chemical formula NaI used in radiation detection, treatment of iodine deficiency, and as a reactant in the Finkelstein reaction.-Uses:Sodium iodide is commonly used to treat and prevent iodine deficiency....
– NaI - Sodium monofluorophosphateSodium monofluorophosphateSodium monofluorophosphate, commonly abbreviated MFP, is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2PO3F. Typical for a salt, MFP is odourless, colourless, and water-soluble. This salt is an ingredient in some toothpastes.-Uses of MFP:...
(MFP) – Na2PFO3 - Sodium nitrateSodium nitrateSodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3. This salt, also known as Chile saltpeter or Peru saltpeter to distinguish it from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate, is a white solid which is very soluble in water...
– NaNO3 - Sodium nitriteSodium nitriteSodium nitrite is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula NaNO2. It is a white to slight yellowish crystalline powder that is very soluble in water and is hygroscopic...
– NaNO2 - Sodium percarbonateSodium percarbonateSodium percarbonate is a chemical, an adduct of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide , with formula Na2CO3 · 1.5H2O2. It is a colorless, crystalline, hygroscopic and water-soluble solid...
– 2Na2CO3.3H2O2 - Sodium phosphate; see Trisodium phosphateTrisodium phosphateTrisodium phosphate is a cleaning agent, food additive, stain remover and degreaser. It is a white, granular or crystalline solid, highly soluble in water producing an alkaline solution....
– Na3PO4 - Sodium silicateSodium silicateSodium silicate is the common name for a compound sodium metasilicate, Na2SiO3, also known as water glass or liquid glass. It is available in aqueous solution and in solid form and is used in cements, passive fire protection, refractories, textile and lumber processing, and automobiles...
– Na2SiO3 - Sodium sulfateSodium sulfateSodium sulfate is the sodium salt of sulfuric acid. When anhydrous, it is a white crystalline solid of formula Na2SO4 known as the mineral thenardite; the decahydrate Na2SO4·10H2O has been known as Glauber's salt or, historically, sal mirabilis since the 17th century. Another solid is the...
– Na2SO4 - Sodium sulfideSodium sulfideSodium sulfide is the name used to refer to the chemical compound Na2S, but more commonly it refers to the hydrate Na2S·9H2O. Both are colorless water-soluble salts that give strongly alkaline solutions...
– Na2S - Sodium sulfiteSodium sulfiteSodium sulfite is a soluble sodium salt of sulfurous acid. It is a product of sulfur dioxide scrubbing, a part of the flue gas desulfurization process...
– Na2SO3 - Sodium telluriteSodium telluriteSodium tellurite is an inorganic tellurium compound with formula Na2TeO3. It is a water soluble white solid and a weak reducing agent. Sodium tellurite is an intermediate in the extraction of the element, tellurium; it is a mineral obtained from slimes and is a precursor to...
– Na2TeO3 - Stannous chlorideTin(II) chlorideTin chloride is a white crystalline solid with the formula 2. It forms a stable dihydrate, but aqueous solutions tend to undergo hydrolysis, particularly if hot. SnCl2 is widely used as a reducing agent , and in electrolytic baths for tin-plating...
(tin(II) chloride) – SnCl2 - StibineStibineStibine is the chemical compound with the formula SbH3. This colourless gas is the principal covalent hydride of antimony and a heavy analogue of ammonia. The molecule is pyramidal with H–Sb–H angles of 91.7° and Sb–H distances of 1.707 Å...
– SbH3 - Strontium chlorideStrontium chlorideStrontium chloride is a salt of strontium and chloride. It is a typical salt, forming neutral aqueous solutions. Like all compounds of Sr, this salt emits a bright red colour in a flame; in fact is used as a source of redness in fireworks...
– SrCl2 - Strontium nitrateStrontium nitrateStrontium nitrate is an inorganic compound with the formula Sr2. This colourless solid is used as an colorant in pyrotechnics.- Preparation:Strontium nitrate is typically generated by the reaction of nitric acid on strontium carbonate.....
– Sr(NO3)2 - Strontium titanateStrontium titanateStrontium titanate is an oxide of strontium and titanium with the chemical formula SrTiO3. At room temperature, it is a centrosymmetric paraelectric material with a perovskite structure...
– SrTiO3 - Sulfamic acidSulfamic acidSulfamic acid, also known as amidosulfonic acid, amidosulfuric acid, aminosulfonic acid, and sulfamidic acid, is a molecular compound with the formula H3NSO3...
– H3NO3S - SulfaneHydrogen sulfideHydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless, very poisonous, flammable gas with the characteristic foul odor of expired eggs perceptible at concentrations as low as 0.00047 parts per million...
– H2S - Sulfur dioxideSulfur dioxideSulfur dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula . It is released by volcanoes and in various industrial processes. Since coal and petroleum often contain sulfur compounds, their combustion generates sulfur dioxide unless the sulfur compounds are removed before burning the fuel...
– SO2 - Sulfur hexafluorideSulfur hexafluorideSulfur hexafluoride is an inorganic, colorless, odorless, and non-flammable greenhouse gas. has an octahedral geometry, consisting of six fluorine atoms attached to a central sulfur atom. It is a hypervalent molecule. Typical for a nonpolar gas, it is poorly soluble in water but soluble in...
– SF6 - Sulfuric acidSulfuric acidSulfuric acid is a strong mineral acid with the molecular formula . Its historical name is oil of vitriol. Pure sulfuric acid is a highly corrosive, colorless, viscous liquid. The salts of sulfuric acid are called sulfates...
– H2SO4 - Sulfurous acidSulfurous acidSulfurous acid is the chemical compound with the formula H2SO3. There is no evidence that sulfurous acid exists in solution, but the molecule has been detected in the gas phase...
– H2SO3 - Sulfuryl chlorideSulfuryl chlorideSulfuryl chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula SO2Cl2. At room temperature, it is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Sulfuryl chloride is not found in nature, as can be inferred from its rapid hydrolysis....
– SO2Cl2 - Sodium persulfateSodium persulfateSodium persulfate is a chemical compound. It is a strong oxidizer. It is a severe irritant of skin, eyes, and respiratory system. It is almost non-hygroscopic and has particularly good ability to be stored for long time. It is easy and safe to handle...
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- Tantalum carbideTantalum carbideTantalum carbides form a family of binary chemical compounds of tantalum and carbon with the empirical formula TaCx, where x usually varies between 0.4 and 1. They are extremely hard, brittle, refractory ceramic materials with metallic electrical conductivity. They appear as brown-gray powders...
– TaC - Tantalum(V) oxide – Ta2O5
- Telluric acidTelluric acidTelluric acid is a chemical compound with the formula Te6. It is a white solid made up of octahedral Te6 molecules which persist in aqueous solution...
– H6TeO6 - Tellurium dioxideTellurium dioxideTellurium dioxide is a solid oxide of tellurium. It is encountered in two different forms, the yellow orthorhombic mineral tellurite, β-TeO2, and the synthetic, colourless tetragonal , α-TeO2...
– TeO2 - Tellurium tetrachlorideTellurium tetrachlorideTellurium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the empirical formula TeCl4. The compound is volatile, subliming at 200 °C at 0.1 mm Hg. Molten TeCl4 is ionic, dissociating into ions TeCl3+ and Te2Cl102−.-Structure:...
– TeCl4 - Tellurous acidTellurous acidTellurous acid is an inorganic compound with the formula H2TeO3. It is the oxoacid of tellurium. The compound is not well characterized. An alternative way of writing its formula is 2TeO. In principle, tellurous acid would form by treatment of tellurium dioxide with water, i.e. hydrolysis...
– H2TeO3 - Terbium(III) chlorideTerbium(III) chlorideTerbium chloride is a chemical compound. In the solid state TbCl3 has the YCl3 layer structure. Terbium chloride frequently forms a hexahydrate.-Hazards:Terbium chloride causes hyperemia of the iris....
– TbCl3 - Tetraborane(10) – B4H10
- Tetrachloroauric acid – AuCl3
- TetrafluorohydrazineTetrafluorohydrazineTetrafluorohydrazine, , is a colourless, reactive inorganic gas. It is a fluorinated analog of hydrazine. It is a highly hazardous chemical. In presence of organic materials it explodes....
– N2F4 - Tetramminecopper(II) sulfateTetramminecopper(II) sulfateTetraamminecopper sulfate is the inorganic compound with the formula [Cu4n]SO4. This dark blue solid is a metal complex. It is closely related to Schweizer's reagent, which is useful for the production of cellulose fibers in the production of rayon.-Preparation, structure, properties:This...
– [Cu(NH3)4]SO4 - Tetrasulfur tetranitrideTetrasulfur tetranitrideTetrasulfur tetranitride is an inorganic compound with the formula S4N4. This gold-poppy coloured solid is the most important binary sulfur nitride, which are compounds that contain only the elements sulfur and nitrogen. It is a precursor to many S-N compounds and has attracted wide interest for...
– S4N4 - Thallium(I) carbonateThallium(I) carbonateThallium carbonate is a chemical compound. It can be used for the manufacture of imitation diamonds, in chemical analysis to test for carbon disulfide, and as a fungicide. Like other thallium compounds, it is considered extremely toxic, with an oral median lethal dose of 21 mg/kg in mice...
– Tl2CO3 - Thallium(I) fluorideThallium(I) fluorideThallium fluoride is the chemical compound composed of thallium and fluorine with the formula TlF. It consists of hard white orthorhombic crystals which are slightly deliquescent in humid air but revert to the anhydrous form in dry air...
– TlF - Thallium(III) oxideThallium(III) oxideThallium oxide is a chemical compound of thallium and oxygen. It occurs in nature as the rare mineral avicennite. Its structure is related to that of Mn2O3 which has a bixbyite like structure. Tl2O3 is metallic with high conductivity and is a degenerate n-type semiconductor which may have...
Tl2O3 - Thallium(III) sulfate
- Thionyl chlorideThionyl chlorideThionyl chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula SOCl2. It is a reactive chemical reagent used in chlorination reactions. It is a colorless, distillable liquid at room temperature and pressure that decomposes above 140 °C. Thionyl chloride is sometimes confused with sulfuryl...
– SOCl2 - ThiophosgeneThiophosgeneThiophosgene is a red liquid with the formula CSCl2. It is a molecule with trigonal planar geometry. There are two reactive C–Cl bonds that allow it to be used in diverse organic syntheses.-Synthesis of CSCl2:...
– CSCl2 - Thiophosphoryl chlorideThiophosphoryl chlorideThiophosphoryl chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula PSCl3. Thiophosphoryl chloride, PSCl3, is a fuming, colorless liquid with a pungent odor...
– Cl3PS - Thorium dioxideThorium dioxideThorium dioxide , also called thorium oxide is a white, crystalline powder. It was formerly known as thoria or thorina. It is produced mainly as a by-product of lanthanide and uranium production.[1]...
– ThO2 - ThortveititeThortveititeThortveitite is a mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate 2Si2O7. It is the primary source of scandium. Occurrence is in granitic pegmatites. It was named after Olaus Thortveit, Norwegian engineer. It is greyish-green, black or grey in color....
– (Sc,Y)2Si2O7 - Thulium(III) chlorideThulium(III) chlorideThulium chloride or thulium trichloride is the chemical compound composed of thulium and chlorine with the formula TmCl3. It forms yellow crystals. Thulium chloride has the YCl3 layer structure with octahedral thulium ions.-Reactions:...
– TmCl3 - Tin(II) chlorideTin(II) chlorideTin chloride is a white crystalline solid with the formula 2. It forms a stable dihydrate, but aqueous solutions tend to undergo hydrolysis, particularly if hot. SnCl2 is widely used as a reducing agent , and in electrolytic baths for tin-plating...
– SnCl2 - Tin(II) fluoride – SnF2
- Tin(IV) chlorideTin(IV) chlorideTin chloride, also known as tin tetrachloride or stannic chloride is a chemical compound with the formula SnCl4.At room temperature it is a colourless liquid, which fumes on contact with air, giving a stinging odor...
– SnCl4 - Titanium borideTitanium borideTitanium diboride is an extremely hard ceramic compound composed of titanium and boron which has excellent resistance to mechanical erosion...
– TiB2 - Titanium carbideTitanium carbideTitanium carbide, TiC, is an extremely hard refractory ceramic material, similar to tungsten carbide.It is commercially used in tool bits. It has the appearance of black powder with NaCl-type face centered cubic crystal structure...
– TiC - Titanium dioxideTitanium dioxideTitanium dioxide, also known as titanium oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula . When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6, or CI 77891. Generally it comes in two different forms, rutile and anatase. It has a wide range of...
(titanium(IV) oxide) – TiO2 - Titanium dioxide (B) (titanium(IV) oxide) – TiO2
- Titanium nitrideTitanium nitrideTitanium nitride is an extremely hard ceramic material, often used as a coating on titanium alloys, steel, carbide, and aluminium components to improve the substrate's surface properties....
– TiN - Titanium(IV) bromide (titanium tetrabromideTitanium tetrabromideTitanium tetrabromide is the chemical compound with the formula TiBr4. It is the most volatile transition metal bromide. The properties of TiBr4 are an average of TiCl4 and TiI4. Some key properties of these four-coordinated Ti species are their high Lewis acidity and their high solubility in...
) – TiBr4 - Titanium(IV) chloride (titanium tetrachlorideTitanium tetrachlorideTitanium tetrachloride is the inorganic compound with the formula TiCl4. It is an important intermediate in the production of titanium metal and the pigment titanium dioxide. TiCl4 is an unusual example of a metal halide that is highly volatile...
) – TiCl4 - Titanium(III) chlorideTitanium(III) chlorideTitanium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula TiCl3. At least four distinct species have this formula; additionally hydrated derivatives are known...
– TiCl3 - Titanium(II) chlorideTitanium(II) chlorideTitanium chloride is the chemical compound with the formula TiCl2. The black solid has been studied only moderately, probably because of its high reactivity. Ti is a strong reducing agent: it has a high affinity for oxygen and reacts irreversibly with water to produce H2. The usual preparation is...
– TiCl2 - Titanium(IV) iodide (titanium tetraiodideTitanium tetraiodideTitanium tetraiodide is an inorganic compound with the formula TiI4. It is a rare molecular binary metal iodide, consisting of isolated molecules of tetrahedral Ti centers. Reflecting its molecular character, TiI4 can be distilled without decomposition at one atmosphere; this property is the...
) – TiI4 - TrifluoromethylisocyanideTrifluoromethylisocyanideTrifluoromethylisocyanide is the chemical compound with the formula CF3NC. It is an isocyanide and a fluorocarbon. Polymerisation occurs even at temperatures below its boiling point of -80°C. As a ligand in coordination chemistry, this species behaves similarly to carbon monoxide.The compound...
– C2NF3 - Trifluoromethanesulfonic acidTrifluoromethanesulfonic acidTrifluoromethanesulfonic acid, also known as triflic acid, TFMS, TFSA, HOTf or TfOH, is a sulfonic acid with the chemical formula CF3SO3H. It is one of the strongest acids. Triflic acid is mainly used in research as a catalyst for esterification.-Properties:Triflic acid is a hygroscopic, colorless...
– CF3SO3H - TrimethylphosphineTrimethylphosphineTrimethylphosphine is the organophosphorus compound with the formula P3, commonly abbreviated PMe3. This colorless liquid has a strongly unpleasant odour, which is characteristic of alkylphosphines. It is a pyramidal molecule with C3v symmetry, similar to ammonia and phosphine . As a ligand, its...
– C3H9P - TrioxidaneTrioxidaneTrioxidane, hydrogen trioxide or dihydrogen trioxide is an unstable molecule with the formula H2O3 or HOOOH. It is one of the hydrogen polyoxides. In aqueous solutions, trioxidane decomposes to form water and singlet oxygen:...
– H2O3 - Tripotassium phosphateTripotassium phosphateTripotassium phosphate is a water-soluble ionic salt which has the chemical formula K3PO4. It is used as a food additive for its properties as an emulsifier, foaming agent and whipping agent. In combination with fatty acids, it is a potential antimicrobial agent in poultry processing...
– K3PO4 - Trisodium phosphateTrisodium phosphateTrisodium phosphate is a cleaning agent, food additive, stain remover and degreaser. It is a white, granular or crystalline solid, highly soluble in water producing an alkaline solution....
– Na3PO4 - Triuranium octaoxideTriuranium octaoxideTriuranium octoxide is a compound of uranium. It is present as an olive green to black, odorless solid. In spite of its color, it is one of the more popular forms of yellowcake and is shipped between mills and refineries in this form....
(pitchblende or yellowcakeYellowcakeYellowcake is a kind of uranium concentrate powder obtained from leach solutions, in an intermediate step in the processing of uranium ores. Yellowcake concentrates are prepared by various extraction and refining methods, depending on the types of ores...
) – U3O8 - Tungsten carbideTungsten carbideTungsten carbide is an inorganic chemical compound containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms. Colloquially, tungsten carbide is often simply called carbide. In its most basic form, it is a fine gray powder, but it can be pressed and formed into shapes for use in industrial machinery,...
– WC - Tungsten(VI) chloride – WCl6
- Tungsten(VI) FluorideTungsten(VI) fluorideTungsten fluoride, also known as tungsten hexafluoride, is the inorganic compound of tungsten and fluorine with the formula WF6. This corrosive, colorless compound is a gas under standard conditions. With a density of about 13 g/L , WF6 is one of the heaviest known gases under standard conditions...
– WF6 - Tungstic acidTungstic acidTungstic acid refers to hydrated forms of tungsten trioxide, WO3.The simplest form, the monohydrate, is WO3.H2O, the dihydrate WO3.2H2O is also known. The solid state structure of WO3.H2O consists of layers of octahedrally coordinated WO5 units where 4 vertices are shared. the dihydrate has the...
– H2WO4 - Tungsten hexacarbonylTungsten hexacarbonylTungsten hexacarbonyl is the chemical compound with the formula W6. This complex gave rise to the first example of a dihydrogen complex....
– W(CO)6
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- Uranium hexafluorideUranium hexafluorideUranium hexafluoride , referred to as "hex" in the nuclear industry, is a compound used in the uranium enrichment process that produces fuel for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. It forms solid grey crystals at standard temperature and pressure , is highly toxic, reacts violently with water...
– UF6 - Uranium pentafluorideUranium pentafluorideUranium pentafluoride an inorganic chemical consisting of uranium and fluorine. The compound exists both as individual UF5 molecular entities and with extended order in several crystal-lattice forms. The monomer, formed by photolysis of uranium hexafluoride, has a square pyramidal geometry...
– UF5 - Uranium tetrachlorideUranium tetrachlorideUranium tetrachloride is compound of uranium in oxidation state +4. It was used in the electromagnetic isotope separation process of uranium enrichment. It is one of the main starting materials for organouranium chemistry.- Synthesis :...
– UCl4 - Uranium tetrafluorideUranium tetrafluorideUranium tetrafluoride is a green crystalline solid compound of uranium with an insignificant vapor pressure and very slight solubility in water. Uranium in its tetravalent state is very important in different technological processes...
– UF4 - Uranyl carbonate – UO2CO3
- Uranyl chlorideUranyl chlorideUranyl chloride, UO2Cl2 is an unstable, bright yellow coloured chemical compound of uranium. It forms large sand-like crystals which are highly soluble in water, alcohols and ethers...
– UO2Cl2 - Uranyl fluorideUranyl fluorideUranyl fluoride , a compound of uranium, is an intermediate in the conversion of uranium hexafluoride UF6 to an uranium oxide or metal form and is a direct product of the reaction of UF6 with moisture in the air. It is very soluble in water. Uranyl fluoride also is hygroscopic and changes in color...
– UO2F2 - Uranyl hydroxideUranyl hydroxideUranyl hydroxide is a hydroxide of uranium with the chemical formula UO22 in the monomeric form and 24 in the dimeric; both forms may exist in normal aqueous media...
– UO2(OH)2 - Uranyl hydroxideUranyl hydroxideUranyl hydroxide is a hydroxide of uranium with the chemical formula UO22 in the monomeric form and 24 in the dimeric; both forms may exist in normal aqueous media...
– (UO2)2(OH)4 - Uranyl nitrateUranyl nitrateUranyl nitrate is a water soluble yellow uranium salt. The yellow-green crystals of uranium nitrate hexahydrate are triboluminescent.Uranyl nitrate can be prepared by reaction of uranium salts with nitric acid...
– UO2(NO3)2 - Uranyl sulfateUranyl sulfateUranyl sulfate a sulfate of uranium is an odorless lemon-yellow sand-like solid in its pure crystalline form.It has found use as a negative stain in microscopy and tracer in biology...
– UO2SO4
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- Vanadium carbideVanadium carbideVanadium carbide, VC, is an extremely hard refractory ceramic material. It is commercially used in tool bits cutting tools. It has the appearance of gray metallic powder with cubic crystal structure....
– VC - Vanadium oxytrichlorideVanadium oxytrichlorideVanadium oxytrichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VOCl3. This distillable liquid hydrolyzes readily in air and is a strong oxidant. It is used as a reagent in organic synthesis.-Properties:...
(Vanadium(V) oxide trichloride) – VOCl3 - Vanadium(IV) chloride – VCl4
- Vanadium(II) chlorideVanadium(II) chlorideVanadium chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl2. This purple solid is the most reduced vanadium chloride. Like other metal dihalides, it is a polymer...
– VCl2 - Vanadium(II) oxideVanadium(II) oxideVanadium oxide, VO, is one of the many oxides of vanadium. VO is a long-lived, electronically neutral reagent chemical. It adopts a distorted NaCl structure and contains weak V-V metal to metal bonds. As shown by band theory, VO is a conductor of electricity due to its partially filled conduction...
– VO - Vanadium(III) nitrideVanadium(III) nitrideVanadium nitride, VN, is a chemical compound of vanadium and nitrogen.Vanadium nitride is formed during the nitriding of steel and increases wear resistance. Another phase, V2N, also referred to as vanadium nitride, can be formed along with VN during nitriding. VN has a cubic, rock salt structure...
– VN - Vanadium(III) bromideVanadium(III) bromideVanadium bromide, also known as vanadium tribromide, is VBr3. In the solid-state, this species is a polymeric with octahedral vanadium surrounded by six bromide ligands....
– VBr3 - Vanadium(III) chlorideVanadium(III) chlorideVanadium trichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl3. This purple salt is a common precursor to other vanadium complexes.-Structure:...
– VCl3 - Vanadium(III) fluorideVanadium(III) fluorideVanadium fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula VF3. This gray-green, refractory solid is obtained in a two-step procedure from V2O3...
– VF3 - Vanadium(IV) fluorideVanadium(IV) fluorideVanadium fluoride is a chemical compound of vanadium and fluorine. VF4 can be prepared by reacting VCl4 with HF in CCl3F at 25 °C. VF4 decomposes at approximately 150°C to form VF3....
– VF4 - Vanadium(III) oxideVanadium(III) oxideVanadium trioxide is the chemical compound V2O3. It is prepared by reduction of V2O5 with hydrogen or carbon monoxide.It is a basic oxide dissolving in acids to give reducing vanadium solutions. V2O3 has the corundum structure. It is antiferromagnetic with a critical temperature of 160 K...
– V2O3 - Vanadium(IV) oxideVanadium(IV) oxideVanadium oxide is the chemical compound VO2. It is formed in the contact process from V2O5, which acts as a catalyst.Vanadium oxide is amphoteric, dissolving in non-oxidising acids to give the vanadyl ion, [VO]2+ and in alkali to give the [V4O9]2− ion, or at high pH [VO4]4−...
– VO2 - Vanadium(IV) sulfateVanadium(IV) sulfateVanadyl sulfate, VOSO4, is a well known inorganic compound of vanadium. This very hygroscopic blue solid is one of the most common sources of vanadium in the laboratory, reflecting its high stability...
– VOSO4 - Vanadium(V) oxideVanadium(V) oxideVanadium oxide is the chemical compound with the formula V2O5. Commonly known as vanadium pentoxide, this brown/yellow solid is the most stable and common compound of vanadium. Upon heating it reversibly loses oxygen...
– V2O5
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- Xenon difluorideXenon difluorideXenon difluoride is a powerful fluorinating agent with the chemical formula , and one of the most stable xenon compounds. Like most covalent inorganic fluorides it is moisture sensitive. It decomposes on contact with light or water vapour. Xenon difluoride is a dense, white crystalline solid. It...
– XeF2 - Xenon hexafluoroplatinateXenon hexafluoroplatinateXenon hexafluoroplatinate is the name of the product of the reaction of platinum hexafluoride and xenon, in an experiment that proved the chemical reactivity of the noble gases...
– Xe[PtF6] - Xenon tetrafluorideXenon tetrafluorideXenon tetrafluoride is a chemical compound with chemical formula . It was the first discovered binary compound of a noble gas. It is produced by the chemical reaction of xenon with fluorine, , according to the chemical equation:...
– XeF4 - Xenon tetroxideXenon tetroxideXenon tetroxide is a chemical compound of xenon and oxygen with molecular formula XeO4, remarkable for being a relatively stable compound of a noble gas...
– XeO4 - Xenic acidXenic acidXenic acid is a noble gas compound formed by the dissolution of xenon trioxide in water. Its chemical structure is H2XeO4. It is a very powerful oxidizing agent, and its decomposition is dangerous as it liberates a large amount of gaseous products—xenon, oxygen, and ozone.Its existence was...
– H2XeO4
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- Ytterbium(III) chlorideYtterbium(III) chlorideYtterbium chloride is an inorganic chemical compound.-History:Ytterbium, a Lanthanide series element, was discovered in 1878 by Marignac who named the element after a town in Sweden. The first synthesis of YbCl3 in the literature was that of Hoogschagen, in 1946...
– YbCl3 - Ytterbium(III) oxideYtterbium(III) oxideYtterbium oxide is the chemical compound with the formula Yb2O3. It is one of the more commonly encountered compounds of ytterbium. It has the "rare-earth C-type sesquioxide" structure which is related to the fluorite structure with one quarter of the anions removed, leading to ytterbium atoms in...
– Yb2O3 - Yttrium(III) antimonideYttrium(III) antimonideYttrium antimonide is an inorganic chemical compound....
– YSb - Yttrium(III) arsenideYttrium(III) arsenideYttrium arsenide is an inorganic chemical compound....
– YAs - Yttrium(III) bromideYttrium(III) bromideYttrium bromide is an inorganic chemical compound....
– YBr3 - Yttrium aluminium garnetYttrium aluminium garnetYttrium aluminium garnet is a synthetic crystalline material of the garnet group. It is also one of three phases of the yttria-aluminium composite, the other two being yttrium aluminium monoclinic and yttrium aluminium perovskite . YAG is commonly used as a host material in various solid-state...
– Y3Al5O12 - Yttrium barium copper oxideYttrium barium copper oxideYttrium barium copper oxide, often abbreviated YBCO, is a crystalline chemical compound with the formula YBa2Cu3O7. This material, a famous "high-temperature superconductor", achieved prominence because it was the first material to achieve superconductivity above the boiling point of liquid...
– YBa2Cu3O7 - Yttrium(III) fluorideYttrium(III) fluorideYttrium fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula YF3. It is not known naturally in 'pure' form. The fluoride minerals containing essential yttrium include tveitite- 6Ca6Ca6F42 and gagarinite- NaCaY6...
– YF3 - Yttrium iron garnetYttrium iron garnetYttrium iron garnet is a kind of synthetic garnet, with chemical composition 323, or Y3Fe5O12. It is a ferrimagnetic material with a Curie temperature of 550 K....
– Y3Fe5O12 - Yttrium(III) oxideYttrium(III) oxideYttrium oxide is Y2O3. It is an air-stable, white solid substance. Yttrium oxide is used as a common starting material for both materials science as well as inorganic compounds.-Materials science:...
– Y2O3 - Yttrium(III) sulfideYttrium(III) sulfideYttrium sulfide is an inorganic chemical compound....
– Y2S3 - Yttrium copper – YCu
- Yttrium silver – YAg
- Yttrium gold – YAu
- Yttrium rhodium – YRh
- Yttrium iridium – YIr
- Yttrium zinc – YZn
- Yttrium cadmium – YCd
- Yttrium magnesium – YMg
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- Zinc bromideZinc bromideZinc bromide is a inorganic compound with the chemical formula ZnBr2. It is a colourless salt that shares many properties with zinc chloride , namely a high solubility in water forming acidic solutions, and solubility in organic solvents...
– ZnBr2 - Zinc carbonate – ZnCO3
- Zinc chlorideZinc chlorideZinc chloride is the name of chemical compound with the formula ZnCl2 and its hydrates. Zinc chlorides, of which nine crystalline forms are known, are colorless or white, and are highly soluble in water. ZnCl2 itself is hygroscopic and even deliquescent. Samples should therefore be protected from...
– ZnCl2 - Zinc cyanideZinc cyanideZinc cyanide is the inorganic compound with the formula Zn2. It is a white solid that is used mainly for electroplating zinc but also has more specialized applications for the synthesis of organic compounds.-Structure, properties, synthesis:...
– Zn(CN)2 - Zinc fluorideZinc fluorideZinc fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound. It is encountered as the anydrous form and also as the tetrahydrate, ZnF2.4H2O . It has a high melting point and has the rutile structure containing 6 coordinate zinc, which suggests appreciable ionic character in its chemical bonding...
– ZnF2 - Zinc iodideZinc iodideZinc iodide is a chemical compound of zinc and iodine, ZnI2. The anhydrous form is white and readily absorbs water from the atmosphere. It can be prepared by the direct reaction of zinc and iodine in refluxing ether...
– ZnI2 - Zinc oxideZinc oxideZinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO. It is a white powder that is insoluble in water. The powder is widely used as an additive into numerous materials and products including plastics, ceramics, glass, cement, rubber , lubricants, paints, ointments, adhesives, sealants,...
– ZnO - Zinc selenideZinc selenideZinc selenide , is a light yellow binary solid compound. It is an intrinsic semiconductor with a band gap of about 2.70 eV at 25 °C. ZnSe rarely occurs in nature...
– ZnSe - Zinc sulfateZinc sulfateZinc sulfate is the inorganic compound with the formula ZnSO4 as well as any of three hydrates. It was historically known as "white vitriol". It is a colorless solid that is a common source of soluble zinc ions.-Production and reactivity:...
– ZnSO4 - Zinc sulfideZinc sulfideZinc sulfide is a inorganic compound with the formula ZnS. ZnS is the main form of zinc in nature, where it mainly occurs as the mineral sphalerite...
– ZnS - Zinc tellurideZinc tellurideZinc telluride is a binary chemical compound with the formula ZnTe. This solid is a semiconductor material with band gap of 2.23–2.25 eV. It is usually a P-type semiconductor. Its crystal structure is cubic, like that for sphalerite and diamond....
– ZnTe - Zirconia hydrate – ZrO2.nH2O
- Zirconium carbideZirconium carbideZirconium carbide is an extremely hard refractory ceramic material, commercially used in tool bits for cutting tools. It is usually processed by sintering. It has the appearance of a gray metallic powder with cubic crystal structure...
– ZrC - Zirconium(IV) chlorideZirconium(IV) chlorideZirconium chloride, also known as zirconium tetrachloride, is an inorganic compound frequently used as a precursor to other compounds of zirconium. This white high-melting solid hydrolyzes rapidly in humid air.-Structure:...
– ZrCl4 - Zirconium nitrideZirconium nitrideZirconium nitride is an inorganic compound found in a variety of uses.-Properties:ZrN applied by the physical vapor deposition coating process is a light gold color similar to elemental gold.ZrN superconducts below .-Uses:...
– ZrN - Zirconium hydroxide – Zr(OH)4
- Zirconium(IV) oxide – ZrO2
- Zirconium orthosilicate – ZrSiO4
- Zirconium tetrahydroxide – H4O4Zr
- Zirconium tungstateZirconium tungstateZirconium tungstate is a metal oxide with unusual properties. The phase formed at ambient pressure by reaction of ZrO2 and WO3 is a metastable cubic phase, which has negative thermal expansion characteristics, namely it shrinks over a wide range of temperatures when heated...
– ZrW2O8