Iron oxychloride

Iron oxychloride is the inorganic compound with the formula FeOCl. This purple solid adopts a layered structure, akin to that of cadmium chloride.^[1] The material slowly hydrolyses in moist air. The solid intercalates electron donors such as tetrathiafulvalene and even pyridine to give mixed valence charge-transfer salts. Intercalation is accompanied by a marked increase in electrical conductivity and a color change to black.^[2]

Iron oxychloride

Names
IUPAC name Iron oxychloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	56509-17-2 N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4955733 N
ECHA InfoCard	100.054.740
EC Number	260-233-0
PubChem CID	6453349
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10971959
InChI InChI=1S/ClH.Fe.O/h1H;;/q;+1;/p-1 N Key: YPLPZEKZDGQOOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M N
SMILES O=[Fe]Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	ClFeO
Molar mass	107.29 g·mol−1
Appearance	Vivid, dark violet, opaque crystals
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Production

FeOCl is prepared by heating iron(III) oxide with ferric chloride at 370 °C (698 °F) over the course of several days:^[2]

Fe₂O₃ + FeCl₃ → 3 FeOCl

Alternatively, FeOCl may be prepared by the thermal decomposition of FeCl₃⋅6H₂O at 220 °C (428 °F) over the course of one hour:^[3]

FeCl₃ ⋅ 6H₂O → FeOCl + 5 H₂O + 2 HCl