Hexachloride

A hexachloride is a compound or ion that contains six chlorine atoms or ions. It is the highest chloride that an element can form. Common hexachlorides include:

Some hexachloroanions are also known:

  • Hexachloroaluminate [AlCl6]3−[1]
  • Hexachloroarsenate(V) [AsCl6]
  • Hexachlorocuprate(II) [CuCl6]4−
  • Hexachlorogermanate(IV) [GeCl6]2−
  • Hexachlorophosphate(V) [PCl6]
  • Hexachloroplatinate(IV) [PtCl6]2−
  • Hexachlorothallate(III) [TlCl6]3−

References

  1. ^ Ramsden, Eileen; Barker, Ray; Barsby, Darrel; Commons, Rob; Rizzo, Gez; Swales, Michala; Wood, Ian; Rounce, J. F.; Lowe, T. L.; Chambers, Joan Sybil; Crawshaw, D. J.; Jefferson, Brian; Bowles, David; Mullan, Eddie; Wiseman, Garry; Rayneau, John; Heylings, Mike; Wagner, Rob; Cavill, Steve; Beadsworth, Tony; Rourke, C. P.; Gaulter, Mark; Gaulter, Brian; Smedley, Robert; Cook, Ian (8 October 2020). A-Level Chemistry. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-1-382-01786-2.