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| IUPAC name
Samarium(II) chloride | |
| Other names
Samarium dichloride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.034.196 
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| Properties | |
| SmCl2 | |
| Molar mass | 221.27 g/mol |
| Appearance | dark brown crystals[1] |
| Density | 3.69 g/cm3, solid |
| Melting point | 855 °C (1,571 °F; 1,128 K) |
| Boiling point | 1,310 °C (2,390 °F; 1,580 K) |
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| Structure | |
| Orthorhombic | |
| Pbnm, No. 62[2] | |
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Other anions |
Samarium(II) bromide Samarium(II) iodide |
Other cations |
Samarium(III) chloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Samarium(II) chloride (SmCl2) is a chemical compound, used as a radical generating agent in the ketone-mediated intraannulation reaction.
Reduction of samarium(III) chloride with samarium metal in a vacuum at a temperature of 800 °C to 900 °C, or with hydrogen gas at 350 °C yields samarium(II) chloride:[1]
Samarium(II) chloride can also be prepared by reducing samarium(III) chloride with lithium metal/naphthaleneinTHF:[3]
A similar reaction has been observed with sodium.[2]
Samarium(II) chloride adopts the PbCl2 (cotunnite) structure.[2]
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