Nitrate chlorides are mixed anion compounds that contain both nitrate (NO3−) and chloride (Cl−) ions. Various compounds are known, including amino acid salts, and also complexes from iron group, rare-earth, and actinide metals. Complexes are not usually identified as nitrate chlorides, and would be termed chlorido nitrato complexes.
Formation Nitrate chloride compounds may be formed by mixing solutions of chloride and nitrate slats, the addition of nitric acid to a chloride salt solution, or the addition of hydrochloric acid to a nitrate solution. Most commonly water is used as a solvent, but other solvents such as methylene dichloride, methanol or ethanol can be used.
Minerals nameformularatio NO3:Clmwsystemspace groupunit cell Åvolumedensityopticalreferences Buttgenbachite Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O 2:4 hexagonalP63/mmc a = 15.75 Å, c = 9.161 Å Z=119684.538Blue Uniaxial (+) nω = 1.738 nε = 1.752
birefringence: δ = 0.014LislkirchneritePb6Al(OH)8Cl2(NO3)5·2H2O5:2monoclinicP21/na = 10.7834(6) Å, b = 9.0584(5) Å, c = 13.6178(9) Å β = 102.28(2)°1300SveiteKAl7(NO3)4(OH)16Cl2 · 8H2O4:2Monoclinica = 10.89 Å, b = 13.04 Å, c = 30.71 Å β = 92.1°4,358white Biaxial (+) nα = 1.501 nβ = 1.503 nγ = 1.535
2V: calculated = 30°
Max Birefringence = δ = 0.034Pb8O3(OH)5(NO3)4Cl4:1Monoclinica = 14.831(3) Å, b = 7.659(2) Å, c = 10.186(2) Å β = 108.64(3)°1096colourless
List nameformularatio NO3:Clmwsystemspace groupunit cell ÅvolumedensitycommentreferencesChlorine nitrateO2NOClorthorhombicP212121a = 3.856 b = 6.755 c = 12.07 Z=46314.52.058at −166 °C (related compound)anilinium chloride nitrate(C6H8N)2ClNO31:1triclinicPa = 8.418 b = 9.648 c = 10.036 α = 62.993° β = 86.798° γ = 72.999°o-Phenylenediaminium chloride nitrateorthorhombicPnmaa = 7.3695 b = 8.2367 c = 14.2398 Z=4864.361.596l-lysinium(2+) chloride nitrateL-Lys2+·Cl−·NO3−1:1monoclinicP21a 8.8022 b 7.0096 c 20.2169 β 95.226°L-Lysine L-lysinium dichloride nitrate2C6H15N2O2+·H+·NO3−·2Cl−1:2428.32orthorhombicP212121a 4.9846 b 20.604 c 20.663 Z=42122.11.341colourlessL-cysteinium sodium nitrate chloride1:1monoclinicP21a=18.5, b=5.22, c=7.22 β=103.83°678 transparent from 328 to 1400 nm; SHG 0.51 ×KDP Bis(L-ornithinium) chloride nitrate sulfate2C5H14N2O22+·Cl−·NO3−·SO42-461.88monoclinicC2a 13.872 b 9.578 c 9.178 β 125.35° Z=2994.61.542(μ4-octahydroxycucurbit(5)uril)-(μ2-nitrato)-aqua-di-potassium chloride nonahydrate{[K(H2O)](NO3⊂C30H28N20O20)[K(η2-NO3)]}Cl(H3O)22+·7H2OmonoclinicP21/ca 13.8265 b 14.2642 c 25.143 β 92.711° Z=44953.21.806colourlessCaClNO3•H2OorthorhombicPbcaThecotrichiteCa3(CH3COO)3Cl(NO3)2 • 6H2O2:1monoclinicP21/ca 23.5933 b 13.8459 c 6.8010 β 95.195° Z=42212.57 anthropogenic, formed on ceramics in damp wooden cupboards; refractive index: nx = 1.491 nz = 1.494 stable to 110 °Cdi-μ-hydroxido-bis[triaqua(nitrato-κ2O,O′)scandium(III)] dichloride[Sc2(NO3)2(OH)2(H2O)6]Cl21:1426.95triclinicPa=6.7221 b=7.6279 c=8.5181 α=100.904° β=110.125° γ=102.329° Z=1383.871.847colourless @100KCo(NH3)5NO2ClNO3orthorhombicPna21[Fe(Cl)4](Fe(NO3)2(OPPh2py)2 [Fe(NO3)2(Cl)(OPPh2py)]· CH2Cl2monoclinicP21/na 9.138 b 15.69 c 16.68 β 94.50°hexamethylphosphoric triamideFe(NO3)2(Cl)(HMPA)1.5hexamethylphosphoric triamideFe(NO3)2(Cl)(HMPA)2hexamethylphosphoric triamideFe(NO3)(Cl)2(HMPA)2monoclinicP21/ca 15.994 b 10.172 c 16.571 β 104.7°pypn=N,N′-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,3-propanediamine (N,N'-bis((pyridin-2-yl)methyl)propane-1,3-diamine)-dichloro-iron(iii) nitrate[Fe(pypn)Cl2](NO3)monoclinicP21/ca 11.848 b 12.474 c 12.301 β 94.56°Cl in cis positionpentaamminenitrocobalt(III) chloride nitrate[Co(NH3)5NO2](NO3)ClorthorhombicPnama 14.814 b 9.623 c 7.309@290K; photosalient (jumps under UV)trans-Dichloro-bis(ethylenediamine)-cobalt(III) nitrate[Co en2Cl2]NO3monoclinicP21/na = 6.348 b = 9.304 c = 9.853 β = 101.79°569.61.82greencis-Chloro(ammine)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt dinitrate[Co(en)2(NH3)Cl](NO3)2trans-Chloro(ammine)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt dinitrate[Co(en)2(NH3)Cl](NO3)25-nitrosalicyliddineaminato tetraamino cobalt dichloride nitrateorangecis-Chlorobis(ethylenediamine)dodecylaminecobalt(III) nitratecis-[Co(en)2(C12H25NH2)Cl](NO3)2bis(1,4,7-triazacyclononane) nickel(ii) nitrate chloride monohydrate[Ni(aneN3)2](NO3)Cl·H2OorthorhombicPna21a 17.584 b 8.860 c 12.141Bis[chlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')(thiourea-S)nickel(II)] chloride nitrate diethanol solvate[NiCl(C12H8N2)2(CH4N2S)]2(NO3)Cl·2C2H6OorthorhombicFdd2a 22.813 b 29.024 c 17.113 Z=8113311.467blueCucurbituril (1-n-butyl-4,4'-bipyridin-1-ium 1-n-butyl-4,4'-bipyridin-1-ium-penta-aqua-nickel(ii)) clathrate chloride trinitrate undecahydrate{[C14H17N2Ni(H2O)5]2⊂C48H48N32O16}[(C14H17N2)2⊂C48H48N32O16]Cl2(NO3)6·22H2OtriclinicPa 16.671 b 16.678 c 20.442 α 112.772° β 101.844° γ 90.102°bis(bis(1,4,7-triazacyclonon-1-yl)pentane)-di-nickel(ii) trichloride nitrate pentadecahydrate[Ni2(EM5)2]Cl3NO3·15H2OorthorhombicPbcna 28.030 b 17.469 c 12.289bis(bis(1,4,7-triazacyclonon-1-yl)hexane)-di-nickel(ii) dichloride dinitrate hexahydrate[Ni2(EM6)2]Cl3(NO3)2·6H2OtriclinicPa 9.529 b 9.566 c 14.684 α 81.08° β 78.84° γ 88.82°dapsc = 2,6-diacetylpyridine-bis(semicarbazone))[Ni(dapsc)(H2O)2]Cl(NO3)·H2OtriclinicPa=6.9130 b=12.3410 α=114.8010 β=93.946 γ=103.7760 Z=2933.101.735greenhexakis(1H-imidazole)-nickel(ii) chloride nitrate tetrahydrate[Ni(Im)6][(NO3)Cl(H2O)4]hexagonalP63ma 9.003 c 21.034bis(M-2-chloro)-(nitrato-o)-(2,2 '-bipyridine-N.N ')-copper(II)Cu(2,2'-BP)Cl NO3triclinicPa = 7.515 b = 9.253 c = 10.283 α=112.181° β= 102.155° γ= 105.617° Z=2597.41.769green; dimerbis(M-2-chloro)-(nitrato-o)-(2,2 '-4,4'-dimethylbipyridine-N.N ')-copper(II)Cu(2,2'-dmBP)ClNO3dimerChloro(1,10-phenanthroline-2-carboxamide oxime)copper(II) Nitratebis(μ2-2,4,4,6,6-pentakis(2-pyridyloxy)cyclo-2,4,6-triphosphazene 2-oxide)-dichloro-nitrato-cobalt(ii)-di-copper chloride[{(N3P3(OC5H4N)5(O)CuCl)2Co(NO3)}Cl]orthorhombicFddda =22.639 b =28.202 c =45.260Copper(II)–sparteine nitrate chlorideCuII{(−)Sp}(NO3)ClorthorhombicP212121a 16.370 b 13.334 c 7.6803Cucurbituril (1-n-butyl-4,4'-bipyridin-1-ium 1-n-butyl-4,4'-bipyridin-1-ium-penta-aqua-copper(ii)) clathrate dichloride dinitrate hexadecahydrate{[C14H17N2Cu(H2O)5]2⊂C48H48N32O16}[(C14H17N2)2⊂C48H48N32O16]Cl4(NO3)4·32H2OtriclinicPa 16.607 b 17.093 c 20.509 α 66.003° β 77.568° γ 89.155°copper(II)-di-2-pyridylamine complex chloride nitrate (μ2-Chloro)-(nitrato-O)-(bis(2-pyridyl)amine-N,N')-copper(ii) hemihydrate[Cu(dipyam)Cl(NO3)].0.5H2OmonoclinicP21/aa 7.382 b 21.494 c 8.032 β 94.26tipa=tri(4-imidazolylphenyl)amine (μ3-tris(4-(Imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)amine)-chloro-zinc nitrate dimethylformamide solvate[Zn(tipa)Cl]•NO3•2 DMForthorhombicPnnaa=28.470 b=27.784 c=9.25573211.044(NH4)3ZnNO3Cl4orthorhombicPnnaa=9.303 b=10.048 c=12.454 Z=41164.21.845UV edge 243 nm; birefringence 0.085@546 nmK3ZnCl4NO3orthorhombicPnnaNa3Rb6(CO3)3(NO3)2Cl·(H2O)62:11029.39hexagonalP63/mcma = 9.5732 c = 15.820 Z=21255.62.723UV cut off 231 nm; uniaxial; birefringence 0.14 @ 546 nmKRb2(NO3)2Cl2:1369.51orthorhombicpbama=12.1863 b=12.4072 c=5.8203 Z=4880.022.789transparent; birefringence = 0.084 at 1064 nmRb2Ca(NO3)2Cl2405.94tetragonalI41/amda=5.4268 c=31.877 Z=4938.772.872colourless; birefringence 0.099[Ru(NH3)5Cl](NO3)2tetragonalI4a = 7.5811 b = 7.5811 c = 10.535605.51.896yellow[RuNO(NH3)3(H2O)Cl](NO3)2monoclinicCca = 13.7924 b = 6.9114 c = 12.3577 β = 111.863° Z = 41093.272.185bis((μ2-chloro)-(nitrato)-(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-rhodium(iii))[Cp*Rh(η1-NO3)(μ-Cl)]2monoclinicP21/na 8.3874 b 10.4549 c 14.8585 β 104.385°chloro-(cyclohexylisocyano)-(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-(triphenylphosphine)-rhodium nitrite nitrate dihydrate{[Cp*RhCl(PPh3)(CNC6H11)]2(NO2)(NO3)}·2H2OtriclinicP1a 10.319 b 10.5582 c 17.371 α 97.011° β 94.35° γ 112.154°[Rh(NH3)5Cl](NO3)2tetragonalI4a = 7.5858 b = 7.5858 c = 10.41357 Z=2599.241.926yellowbis(μ2-4'-(4-pyridyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)-bis(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-tetra-chloro-di-rhodium-nickel dinitrate methanol solvate dihydrate{Cp*2Rh2[Ni(pyterpy)2]Cl4}(NO3)2monoclinicC2/ca 53.4454 b 8.8419 c 33.7700 β 112.029°cis-dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)rhodium(III) nitrate[Rh(en)2Cl2]NO3triclinicPa=8.619 b=6.528 c=11.687 α=I02.18 β=90.98 γ=112.46 Z=2590.52.00yellowtrans-dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)rhodium(III) nitrate[Rh(en)2Cl2]NO3monoclinicP21/na = 6.441 b=9.281 c=10.010 β=102.42 Z=2584.42.02orangeL=3,6,9,16,19,22-hexaazatricyclo[22.2.2.211,14]triacon-11,13,24,26(1),2 7,29-hexaene (μ2-3,6,9,16,19,22-Hexa-azatricyclo(22.2.2.211,14)triaconta-1(26),11,13,24,27,29-hexaene)-dichloro-di-palladium(ii) dinitrate monohydrate[Pd2LCl2](NO3)2·H2OmonoclinicP2/ca 21.744 b 9.243 c 16.259 β 93.580°en=Ethylenediamine py=pyridine[Pd(en)(py)Cl]NO3monoclinicP21/ca = 7.990, b = 16.058, c = 9.846 β = 103.81° Z = 44-Methylpyridine, [Pd(en)(4-Me-py)Cl]NO34-hydroxy-pyridine[Pd(en)(4-OH-py)Cl]NO34-NH2-py=4-aminopyridine[Pd(en)(4-NH2-py)Cl]NO3Ag2ClNO3•tetrakis(μ-tris((diphenylphosphino)methyl)amine)-tetrachloro-pentadeca-silver tris(nitrate) octahydrate[Ag15(N-triphos)4(Cl4)](NO3)33649.32orthorhombicC2221a 18.702 b 36.975 c 28.652 Z=6198131.835bis(tetrakis(Triphenylphosphine)-silver) chloro-diphenyl-bis(nitrato-O,O')-tin diphenyl-tris(nitrato-O,O')-tin[Ag(PPh3)4][SnPh2(NO3)2(Cl,NO3)]triclinicPa 22.43 b 14.13 c 13.96 α 90.59° β 69.82° γ 64.58°Rb2CdCl(NO3)(C2O4)•H2OorthorhombicPbcaCs2Ca(NO3)2Cl2500.82tetragonalI41/amda=5.5603 c=32.482 Z=41004.23.313colourless; birefringence 0.104barium chloride nitrateBa(NO3)ClorthorhombicPnmaa 8.9108 b 5.2991 c 8.3414UV cutoff 213 nm; birefringence 0.009 @ 1064 nmLSS=trans-N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-(1S,2S)-cyclohexanediamine [La(H2LSS)(NO3)2Cl]·2CH2Cl2tetragonalP43212a = 18.1798 c = 16.4174 Z=45426.01.150tris(μ2-N',N''-((5-Chloro-2-oxy-1,3-phenylene)dimethylylidene)bis(benzohydrazide))-bis(ethanol)-di-lanthanum dinitrate chloride acetone solvate dihydrate[La2(H2L1)3(C2H5OH)2]·(Cl)·(NO3)2·((CH3)2CO)2·(H2O)2monoclinicC2/ca 21.1020 b 18.5070 c 23.1880 β 114.452°LSS=trans-N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-(1S,2S)-cyclohexanediamine [Ce(H2LSS)(NO3)2Cl]·2CH2Cl2tetragonalP43212a = 18.216 c = 16.483 Z=45469.61.147Chloro-nitrato-pentakis(tetrahydrofuran)-cerium(iii) pentachloro-(tetrahydrofuran)-cerium(iv)[CeCl(NO3)(THF)5]+[CeCl5(THF)]−monoclinicP2/ca 12.138 b 11.299 c 14.066 β 104.31°Praseodymium dichloride nitrate pentahydrate [PrCl2(H2O)6][PrCl2(NO3)2(H2O)4]monoclinicP2/ca = 12.288 b = 6.484 c = 12.660 β = 91.91° Z = 4greenL=N,N′‐bis (salicylidene)‐1,2‐cyclohexanediamine [Pr(H2L)2(NO3)2Cl]·2CH2Cl2941.14tetragonalP43212a=18.0936 c=16.3490 Z=45352.31.168LSS=trans-N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-(1S,2S)-cyclohexanediamine [Nd(H2LSS)(NO3)2Cl]·2CH2Cl2tetragonalP43212a = 18.1041 c = 16.4374 Z=45387.51.164Chloro-bis(nitrato-O,O')-bis(tetramethyl (t-butyl(hydroxy)methylene)-bis(phosphonate)-O,O')-neodymium(iii)NdCl(NO3)2{[(MeO)2PO]2C(OH)tBu}2monoclinicP21/aa 17.0961 b 9.3040 c 24.4989 β 110.244°tri-sodium hexakis(μ-oxo)-tetraoctacontakis(μ-hydroxo)-triacontakis(μ-2-thiophenecarboxylato)-tetrakis(2-thiophenecarboxylato)-decakis(μ-glycinato)-diglycine-docosa-aqua-octatetraconta-europium(iii) nitrate hexachloride 2-thiophenecarboxylic acid pentahydrateNa3[Eu48O6(OH)84(tca)34(gly)12(H2O)22]·2Htca·6Cl·6H2O·NO315118.80triclinicPa 20.720 b 23.227 c 24.562 α 88.66° β 71.76° γ 63.57° Z=199602.500sodium tetradecakis(μ-3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropanoato)-hexakis(μ-oxo)-tetraoctacontakis(μ-hydroxo)-octadecakis(μ-2-thiophenecarboxylato)-octakis(2-thiophenecarboxylato)-tetracosa-aqua-octatetraconta-terbium(iii) nitrate octakis(chloride) Na[Tb48O6(OH)84(fca)26(dmp)14(H2O)24]·4Hfca·NO3·8Cl15154.02monoclinicP21/na 24.0145 b 32.9221 c 25.6605 β 97.521° Z=220112.92.490L=2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline