Plutonium oxychloride
Plutonium oxychloride is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and chlorine with the chemical formula.
Synthesis
It is produced in a reaction of plutonium oxide with calcium chloride:It is also formed in trace quantities in the reaction between plutonium trichloride and calcium oxide, which mainly produces plutonium monoxide:
The compound is also synthesized by heating in a sealed tube, or by treating or at 650 °C with a vapour mixture prepared via bubbling through aqueous HCl.