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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). 
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Samarium(II) chloride (SmCl2) is a chemical compound, used as a radical generating agent in the ketone-mediated intraannulation reaction.
Preparation
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]
- 2 SmCl3 + Sm → 3 SmCl2
 
- 2 SmCl3 + H2 → 2 SmCl2 + 2 HCl
 
Samarium(II) chloride can also be prepared by reducing samarium(III) chloride with lithium metal/naphthalene in THF:[3]
- SmCl3 + Li → SmCl2 + LiCl
 
A similar reaction has been observed with sodium.[2]
Structure
Samarium(II) chloride adopts the PbCl2 (cotunnite) structure.[2]
References
- 1 2 Brauer, Georg; Baudler, Marianne (1975). Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie, Band I. (3rd ed.). Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke. ISBN 3-432-02328-6.
 - 1 2 3 Meyer, Gerd; Schleid, Thomas (1986-02-01). "The metallothermic reduction of several rare-earth trichlorides with lithium and sodium". Journal of the Less Common Metals. 116 (1): 187–197. doi:10.1016/0022-5088(86)90228-6.
 - ↑ Rossmainth, Kurt (1979-01-01). "Herstellung der klassischen Seltenerd(II)-chloride in Lösung" [Preparation of the classical rare earth(II) chlorides in solution]. Anorganische, Struktur- und Physikalische Chemie. 110 (4): 109–114. doi:10.1007/BF00903752. S2CID 91731356.
 
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