Holmium oxychloride

Holmium oxyfluoride is an inorganic compound of holmium, oxygen, and chlorine with the chemical formula HoOCl.^[1][2]

Holmium oxychloride

Names
Other names Holmium oxide chloride Holmium(III) oxychloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/ClH.Ho.O/h1H;;/q;+3;-2/p-1 Key: PSLCQZBYWJDMHI-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES [Cl-].[Ho+3].[O-2]
Properties
Chemical formula	ClHoO
Molar mass	216.38 g·mol−1
Appearance	crystals
Density	7.23 g/cm3
Structure
Crystal structure	tetragonal
Space group	P4nmm
Related compounds
Related compounds	Praseodymium oxychloride Neodymium oxychloride Lanthanum oxychloride Plutonium oxychloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Synthesis

Decomposition of holmium(III) chloride crystallohydrate by heating:

HoCl₃·6H₂O → HoOCl + 2HCl + 5H₂O

Physical properties

The compound forms crystals of the tetragonal system, space group P4nmm.^[3]