CeCl3
Cerium(III) chloride · Cerous chloride
Cerium(III) chloride is a chemical compound that serves as a vital starting material for the production of other cerium compounds. It is frequently employed in organic synthesis as a catalyst or reagent to facilitate specific chemical transformations.
Key Properties
Cross-validated computational properties for Cerium(III) chloride, aggregated across 3 databases.
Band GapEnergy needed to move an electron from the valence band to the conduction band. Lower or zero values tend to behave more metallic; larger gaps are more insulating or semiconducting.
Energy Above HullThermodynamic distance from the most stable set of competing phases. 0 eV/atom is on the convex hull; small positive values may still be experimentally accessible.
StabilityA plain-language summary of the best reported energy-above-hull result. It reflects whether the lowest-energy structure is on, near, or far from the stability hull.
StructuresCount of reported calculated crystal structures for this formula, including alternate polymorphs, source databases, and observed space groups.
Reported Structures
Lowest-energy structures reported for CeCl3, ranked by energy above hull.
| Space GroupSymmetry classification of the crystal arrangement. The number is the international space-group index. | Crystal SystemBroad lattice family, such as cubic, tetragonal, monoclinic, or triclinic, derived from unit-cell symmetry. | Band Gap (eV)Electronic gap calculated for this specific reported structure, measured in electronvolts. | E above hull (eV/atom)Thermodynamic distance from the convex hull for this structure, normalized per atom. Lower is generally more stable. | E/atom (eV)Computed total energy normalized per atom. Use energy above hull, not this value alone, when comparing stability. | Density (g/cm³)Mass per relaxed crystal volume, reported in grams per cubic centimeter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P63/m (No. 176) | hexagonal | 0.01 | 0.0000 | -14.892 | 3.90 |
| Pm (No. 6) | Monoclinic | — | — | — | 6.62 |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 3.65 |
| P4/mmm (No. 123) | Tetragonal | — | — | — | 4.58 |
| P63/m (No. 176) | — | — | — | — | — |
Synthesis Routes
Literature-extracted synthesis procedures targeting CeCl3.
Applications
Where Cerium(III) chloride is used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Cerium(III) chloride, answered from cross-validated data.
What is CeCl3?
Cerium(III) chloride is a chemical compound that serves as a vital starting material for the production of other cerium compounds. It is frequently employed in organic synthesis as a catalyst or reagent to facilitate specific chemical transformations.
What is CeCl3 used for?
What is the band gap of CeCl3?
Is CeCl3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
Is CeCl3 thermodynamically stable?
What is the crystal structure of CeCl3?
What is the density of CeCl3?
How many polymorphs of CeCl3 are known?
How is CeCl3 synthesized?
What elements does CeCl3 contain?
Where does the data for CeCl3 come from?
Data sources & attribution
- materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
- mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.
- jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
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