Rhenium Dioxide (ReO2)-Powder

Characteristic




Rhenium(IV) oxide or rhenium dioxide is the inorganic compound with the formula ReO2. This gray to black crystalline solid is a laboratory reagent that can be used as a catalyst. It adopts the rutile structure.




Chemical formula：ReO2

Molar mass：218.206 g/mol

Appearance：gray orthorhombic crystals

Density：11.4 g/cm3

Melting point：decomposes at 1000 °C

Solubility in water：insoluble

Solubility in alkali：insoluble

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)：+44.0·10−6 cm3/mol

Crystal structure：Orthorohmbic, oP12




Application




In addition to metal tungsten, yellow tungsten trioxide can also be used as a pigment in ceramics and coatings.Tungsten trioxide is also used in the infrared contactless window control system.