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Titanium compounds: titanium trichloride

The titanium in titanium trichloride formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Titanium trichloride

Formula as often written: TiCl₃
Hill system formula: Cl₃Ti₁
CAS registry number: [7705-07-9]
Formula weight: 154.225
Class: chloride

Synonyms

titanium trichloride
titanium(III) chloride
titanium chloride

Physical properties

Colour: red-violet
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 425°C (decomposes)
Boiling point:
Density: 2700 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in titanium trichloride
Element	%
Cl	68.96
Ti	31.04

Synthesis

Not available

Solid state structure

Geometry of titanium:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of titanium trichloride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the TiCl₃ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ti₁Cl₃

mass  %
151   9.8 _____
152   9.0 ____
153 100.0 __________________________________________________
154  15.3 ________
155  96.5 ________________________________________________
156   9.2 _____
157  34.5 _________________
158   2.4 _
159   5.0 __
160   0.2 
161   0.2

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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