Rhenium(VII) oxide, 99.99% (metals basis), Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Description

Moisture Sensitive; Sublimation temperature/start: 250°C (482°F)

Rhenium(VII) oxide acts as a precursor to methylrhenium trioxide, organorhenium oxides which catalyze olefin oxidation, metathesis and other transformations. It is used as a reagent for dehydrations and rearrangements of allylic alcohols, oximes and amides, oxidative cyclizations, alkene metathesis and formation of bisperoxyacetals.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 1314-68-7
• Molecular Formula: O7Re2
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 484.407
• MDL Number: MFCD00011199
• InChI Key: NBGOSNNAAHDRLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Synonym: rhenium heptoxide, rhenium vii oxide, re2o7, dirhenium heptoxide, dirhenium heptaoxide, rhenium oxide re2o7, trioxo-trioxorheniooxy rhenium, trioxo trioxorheniooxy rhenium, rhenium vii oxide-re, rhenium vii oxide trace metals basis
• PubChem CID: 123106
• IUPAC Name: trioxo(trioxorheniooxy)rhenium
• SMILES: O=[Re](=O)(=O)O[Re](=O)(=O)=O

• Boiling Point: 360°C
• Melting Point: 297°C
• Color: White
• Physical Form: Crystalline
• Quantity: 2 g
• Assay Percent Range: 99.99% (metals basis)
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water and alcohol.
• Formula Weight: 484.4
• Odor: Odorless
• Sensitivity: Moisture sensitive
• Appearance: Yellow powder
• Density: 6.103 g/cm³ at 20°C
• Chemical Name or Material: Rhenium(VII) oxide

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