
Vanadium(V) chloride

Vanadium(V) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula VCl5. It is a black diamagnetic solid. The molecules adopt a bioctahedral structure similar to that of niobium(V) chloride.
Preparation and reactions.
Vanadium(V) chloride is prepared from the vanadium pentafluoride with excess boron trichloride:
It is unstable at room temperature with respect to vanadium(IV) chloride: