MSE PRO Praseodymium Chloride (PrCl₃) 99% 2N

MSE PRO™ Praseodymium Chloride (PrCl₃) 99% 2N

• Product Number: PO8017 (25 g)
• Formula: PrCl₃ 
• CAS Number: 10361-79-2
• Molecular Weight: 247.24 g/mol
• Color: Blue-green solid
• Density: ~4.02 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• Melting Point: 786 °C
• Boiling point: 1,710 °C
• Solubility in water: Soluble
• Magnetic susceptibility (χ): +44.5·10⁻⁶ cm³/mol
• Purity: 99% 2N (Pr₆O₁₁/TREO*)

Applications 

Praseodymium Chloride (PrCl₃ ) is a blue-green rare earth salt. It is used to make other Praseodymium compounds. Other applications include as a pigment in glass and ceramic, to increase the activity of Pr₆O₁₁ catalysts, which can be used for the oxidation of methane.

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References

[1] An analysis of the absorption spectrum of praseodymium chloride. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences 241, no. 1226 (1957): 414-422.

[2] Spectroscopic and magnetic studies of the ternary praseodymium chloride K₂PrCl₅. Journal of alloys and compounds 341, no. 1-2 (2002): 115-123.

[3] Rare earth metal-metal halide systems. VI. Praseodymium chloride. Inorganic Chemistry 2, no. 4 (1963): 869-871.