Einsteinium(III) chloride is a chloride of einsteinium.

Preparation

Einsteinium(III) chloride is created by reacting einsteinium metal with dry hydrogen chloride gas for 20 minutes at 500 °C which crystallized around 425 °C.

2 Es 6 HCl → 2 EsCl3 3 H2

Chemical properties

The compound can be reduced by H2 to obtain EsCl2.

2 EsCl3 H2 → 2 EsCl2 2 HCl

References


First Ever Measurements of Einsteinium

Stylized molecule model/structural formula of gold (III) chloride

Einsteinium

sodium chloride and einsteinium nine. liked on Polyvore

Einsteinium(III) chloride Cl3Es3 CID 21124973 PubChem