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Titanium tetrachloride

Titanium tetrachloride structure

Titanium tetrachloride 

structure
  • CAS No:

    7550-45-0

  • Formula:

    Cl4Ti

  • Chemical Name:

    Titanium tetrachloride

  • Synonyms:

    Titanium chloride (TiCl4) (T-4)-;Titanium chloride (TiCl4);Titanium tetrachloride;Tetrachlorotitanium;Titanium chloride;Titanium(IV) chloride;TC 36;8011-53-8;15612-71-2;44246-22-2

  • Categories:

    Inorganic Chemistry  >  Inorganic Salts

Description

Description: Titanium tetrachloride is a noncombustible, colorless to light yellow liquid that fumes in air. Penetrating acrid odor. Colorless liquid. Fumes strongly when exposed to moist air, forming a dense and persistent white cloud. Soluble in dilute hydrochloric acid; soluble in water with evolution of heat; concentrated aqueous solutions are stable and corrosive; dilute solutions precipitate insoluble basic chlorides.

Titanium tetrachloride Basic Attributes

189.68

187.823364

231-441-9

8O3PJE5T7Q

2827399000

Characteristics

0

2.75800

Light yellow to dark brown Solution

1.726 g/cm3

-24.1 °C

136.4 °C

46 °F

1.61

Solubility in water: reaction

Flammables area

50 mm Hg ( 55 °C)

Relative vapour density (air = 1): 6.5

Inhalation-rat LC50: 400 mg/m3/2 hours; inhalation-mouse LC50: 100 mg/m3/2 hours

Heat and smoke in the presence of water, producing toxic hydrogen chloride gas; high heat decomposition of toxic chloride and titanium-containing fumes

Safety Information

II

8

UN 3289 6.1/PG 2

2

36/37/38-67-65-63-48/20-34-14-11-23-40-37-48/23-39/23-20/21/22-36/38

26-7/8-62-46-45-36/37/39-24/25-23-16-60

XR1925000

C,F,Xi,T

The warehouse is ventilated, low temperature and dry; stored separately from alkalis, oxidants, organic matter and flammable substances

Stable. Reacts with water. Incompatible with moisture, ammonia, amines, alcohols, potassium and other chemically active metals.

P260-P280-P284-P305 + P351 + P338-P310

H314-H330-H370-H372

Toxicity

highly toxic

Titanium tetrachloride Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

In the chlorination method, the high-titanium slag and petroleum coke are proportioned, crushed, and reacted with chlorine gas to generate titanium tetrachloride gas. After condensation, a liquefied titanium tetrachloride liquid is obtained, which is filtered and distilled to obtain tetrachloride. Titanium products. Its TiO2+2C+2C12→TiCl4+2CO↑TiO2+C+2C12→TiCl4+CO2↑

Uses

manufacture of titanium compounds, iridescent glass and artificial pearls.Formerly used with potassium bitartrate as a mordant in textile industry, and with dyewoods in dyeing leather; also as smoke-producing screen with ammonia.

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:189.7
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:4
Exact Mass:189.820401
Monoisotopic Mass:187.823351
Heavy Atom Count:5
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:5
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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