Nitrosyl chloride

Nitrosyl chloride
Skeletal formula of nitrosyl chloride with measurements
Skeletal formula of nitrosyl chloride with measurements
Spacefill model of nitrosyl chloride
Spacefill model of nitrosyl chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Nitrosyl chloride[citation needed]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 220-273-1
E number E919 (glazing agents, ...)
MeSH nitrosyl+chloride
RTECS number
  • QZ7883000
UNII
UN number 1069
  • InChI=1S/ClNO/c1-2-3 checkY
    Key: VPCDQGACGWYTMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • ClN=O
Properties
NOCl
Molar mass 65.459 g mol−1
Appearance yellow gas
Density 2.872 mg mL−1
Melting point −59.4 °C (−74.9 °F; 213.8 K)
Boiling point −5.55 °C (22.01 °F; 267.60 K)
Reacts
Structure
Dihedral, digonal
Hybridisation sp2 at N
1.90 D
Thermochemistry
261.68 J K−1 mol−1
51.71 kJ mol−1
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Safety data sheet (SDS) inchem.org
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nitrosyl chloride is the chemical compound with the formula NOCl. It is a yellow gas that is commonly encountered as a component of aqua regia, a mixture of 3 parts concentrated hydrochloric acid and 1 part of concentrated nitric acid. It is a strong electrophile and oxidizing agent. It is sometimes called Tilden's reagent, after William A. Tilden, who was the first to produce it as a pure compound.[1]

  1. ^ Tilden, William A. (1874). "XXXII.—On aqua regia and the nitrosyl chlorides". J. Chem. Soc. 27: 630–636. doi:10.1039/JS8742700630.

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