Nitrosyl chloride

Nitrosyl chloride
Skeletal formula of nitrosyl chloride with measurements
Spacefill model of nitrosyl chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Nitrosyl chloride[citation needed]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.018.430 Edit this at Wikidata
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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