{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T10:35:06Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 17.3, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a0952e-2266-7ae2-92fe-b59e2e9b7bdf\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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elemental composition alone cannot exclude a mixture of iron oxide and iron chloride.", "Distinguish FeOCl from ferric chloride through both oxygen incorporation and phase identification, rather than treating wet or partially hydrolyzed FeCl3 as automatically equivalent.", "Distinguish FeOCl from iron oxyhydroxides by establishing lattice chloride and the oxychloride phase; residual chloride in an oxyhydroxide sample is insufficient.", "Distinguish unmodified FeOCl from intercalated or chemically transformed material using guest content, diffraction evidence and iron oxidation-state measurements." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Chemical identity", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Provisional target: FeOCl, iron(III) oxychloride; confirmed, ambiguous or rejected identification", "why_it_matters": "The registry supplies a name without a definition, so the intended substance boundary must be explicit." }, { "name": "Elemental stoichiometry", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Fe:O:Cl atomic ratio with analytical method and uncertainty", "why_it_matters": "Departures from the nominal 1:1:1 ratio can indicate impurities, chloride loss or modification." }, { "name": "Phase composition", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Identified phases and mass fractions in wt%, with detection limits", "why_it_matters": "Bulk elemental agreement does not establish a single FeOCl phase." }, { "name": "Iron oxidation-state distribution", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Fe(II) and Fe(III) fractions; method and surface or bulk sampling depth", "why_it_matters": "Reduction or guest insertion can change the sample relative to nominal iron(III) oxychloride." }, { "name": "Layer spacing and crystallinity", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Indexed interplanar spacing in Å; phase assignment and crystallinity assessment", "why_it_matters": "These observations help distinguish the host phase, intercalated material and structural degradation." }, { "name": "Particle and surface state", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Particle dimensions in nm or µm; specific surface area in m²/g; measurement method", "why_it_matters": "Powders, platelets and thin layers can behave differently despite sharing nominal composition." }, { "name": "Water and residual precursor content", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Water in wt%; identified residual iron chlorides and oxides in wt% or below a stated detection limit", "why_it_matters": "Contaminants can alter stability, solution chemistry and apparent material performance." }, { "name": "Intercalation state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Unmodified, guest-intercalated, deintercalated or unresolved; guest identity and molar loading", "why_it_matters": "A modified layered host should not inherit the properties of pristine FeOCl without evidence." }, { "name": "Exposure and transformation state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "As-characterized, exposed, altered or unresolved; temperature, humidity, medium, pH and duration", "why_it_matters": "The usable identity of a sample depends on whether its FeOCl phase survives relevant conditions." }, { "name": "Conditioned physical-property record", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Density in g/cm³; thermal events in °C; dissolution or leaching in mg/L; conditions and uncertainty required", "why_it_matters": "Measured values must distinguish intrinsic properties from decomposition, reaction or sample-dependent effects." }, { "name": "Regulatory identity and hazard evidence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Verified CAS, PubChem and EC records where available; dated SDS and jurisdiction-specific classification", "why_it_matters": "Handling decisions require records that actually match the substance and supplied grade." } ], "affordances": [ "Accept, reject or qualify a sample's identification as FeOCl using complementary composition and phase evidence.", "Compare batches for purity, morphology and suitability under specified operating conditions.", "Determine whether exposed or used material requires recharacterization before reuse.", "Evaluate a proposed intercalation or surface modification while preserving the distinction between host and derivative.", "Assess catalytic or electrochemical claims against measured material state, test conditions and appropriate controls.", "Retrieve applicable handling and disposal requirements from verified records for the actual material." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Describe iron oxychloride's layered structure and its research uses, for example as a host for intercalation.", "Report hazards from safety data." ], "must_not": [ "Handle it without the protective equipment its safety data sheet requires.", "Store it where moisture can degrade it and release acidic fumes.", "Present laboratory catalytic or battery results as proven applications." ], "requires_human": [ "Approving scale-up or disposal." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Overstated materials claims mislead funders and the public about new technologies." ], "affected_parties": [ "Laboratory staff", "Researchers relying on the record" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The laboratory that holds it; the supplier answers for its identity and labelling.", "master_systems": [] }, "visual_identification": [ "Dark reddish-brown to violet plate-like crystals with a metallic lustre." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Slowly hydrolyses in moist air, releasing hydrochloric acid fumes.", "Irritates skin, eyes and airways." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), United Nations." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Iron oxychloride is encountered mainly in inorganic chemistry and materials research as a layered solid.", "It is studied for intercalation chemistry, catalytic behavior and electrochemical applications, with suitability depending on the sample's composition and structure." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q6073022: iron oxychloride", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6073022", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Iron oxychloride", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_oxychloride", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "chemical-identity-and-boundary", "name": "Chemical identity and boundary", "description": "Establish what the registry name denotes and whether a sample represents that substance.", "rationale": "A name without a definition cannot distinguish phase-pure FeOCl from related chloride-bearing iron materials.", "layers": [ { "id": "registry-interpretation", "name": "Registry interpretation", "description": "Connect the registered name to an evidence-supported chemical identity.", "findings": [ { "id": "feo-cl-identity", "name": "FeOCl identity", "description": "Use FeOCl as the working interpretation of iron oxychloride, consistent with the material identified in [primary research on FeOCl](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c04370); separately verify that this matches the registry's intent.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the registry denote stoichiometric iron(III) oxychloride FeOCl or a broader class of iron oxychloride materials?", "kind": "definition", "id": "feo-cl-identity-q01" }, { "text": "Which original registry reference and authoritative chemical records establish the intended identity and identifiers?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "feo-cl-identity-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "composition-and-phase-proof", "name": "Composition and phase proof", "description": "Test the claimed identity against nearby substances and mixtures.", "findings": [ { "id": "single-phase-versus-mixture", "name": "Single phase versus mixture", "description": "Require complementary elemental and phase evidence before interpreting a chloride-containing iron solid as FeOCl.", "questions": [ { "text": "What Fe:O:Cl ratios and diffraction results support the identification, with what uncertainties and detection limits?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "single-phase-versus-mixture-q01" }, { "text": "Could the observations instead arise from iron oxide mixed with iron chloride or a chloride-bearing iron oxyhydroxide?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "single-phase-versus-mixture-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "layered-host-and-modification", "name": "Layered host and modification", "description": "Describe the structural state that distinguishes the FeOCl host from modified derivatives.", "rationale": "Layer arrangement and guest insertion can change behavior without making the nominal host name disappear.", "layers": [ { "id": "host-structure", "name": "Host structure", "description": "Record evidence for the layered FeOCl phase and its sample-specific morphology.", "findings": [ { "id": "layer-and-particle-evidence", "name": "Layer and particle evidence", "description": "FeOCl is used as a layered scaffold in [intercalation research](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35119845/); assess the actual sample's structure rather than assuming a bulk reference describes every powder or thin layer.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which reference structure and indexed reflections support the phase assignment and measured layer spacing?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "layer-and-particle-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "What are the particle thickness, lateral dimensions, crystallinity and accessible surface area?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "layer-and-particle-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "guest-and-redox-state", "name": "Guest and redox state", "description": "Identify inserted species and accompanying changes in the host.", "findings": [ { "id": "modified-host-boundary", "name": "Modified host boundary", "description": "Record guest identity, loading and structural retention before assigning host properties to an intercalated sample.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which guest species are present, at what loading, and what evidence distinguishes intercalation from surface adsorption?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "modified-host-boundary-q01" }, { "text": "Does the material retain a recognizable FeOCl host, or has modification produced a distinct phase or composite requiring a linked model?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "modified-host-boundary-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "purity-and-environmental-state", "name": "Purity and environmental state", "description": "Track contaminants and changes caused by water, solution exposure and heat.", "rationale": "A material labeled FeOCl may contain precursor residues or cease to represent its initial phase during storage or use.", "layers": [ { "id": "batch-composition", "name": "Batch composition", "description": "Characterize impurities that can be mistaken for intrinsic FeOCl behavior.", "findings": [ { "id": "residual-chloride-and-oxide", "name": "Residual chloride and oxide", "description": "Separate the FeOCl fraction from residual iron chlorides, oxides, adsorbed water and other detected constituents.", "questions": [ { "text": "What analytical evidence quantifies FeOCl purity, soluble chloride residues, oxide impurities and water content?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "residual-chloride-and-oxide-q01" }, { "text": "Which preparation, washing and drying records explain the batch's measured impurity profile?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "residual-chloride-and-oxide-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "exposure-dependent-transformation", "name": "Exposure-dependent transformation", "description": "Determine whether the substance remains FeOCl under the conditions relevant to its use.", "findings": [ { "id": "phase-retention-and-release", "name": "Phase retention and release", "description": "Treat hydrolysis, chloride release and thermal transformation as questions requiring condition-specific evidence; hydrolysis to an oxyhydroxide is discussed in [experimental work on FeOCl transformations](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1293255813000204).", "questions": [ { "text": "After exposure at the stated temperature, humidity or solution pH and duration, which phases remain and how much iron or chloride enters solution?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "phase-retention-and-release-q01" }, { "text": "What measured change should trigger reclassification, recharacterization or rejection for the intended use?", "kind": "action", "id": "phase-retention-and-release-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "functional-response-and-evidence", "name": "Functional response and evidence", "description": "Connect proposed uses to measured responses of a specified FeOCl sample.", "rationale": "Catalytic and electrochemical behavior depends on material state and experimental conditions rather than the substance name alone.", "layers": [ { "id": "peroxide-activation", "name": "Peroxide activation", "description": "Assess claims about FeOCl-mediated oxidation with controls for alternative explanations.", "findings": [ { "id": "catalytic-attribution", "name": "Catalytic attribution", "description": "Evaluate peroxide-activation claims with explicit solution conditions and attribution evidence, following the scrutiny motivated by [FeOCl as a Fenton-catalyst case study](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c04370).", "questions": [ { "text": "At what pH, temperature, FeOCl loading and peroxide concentration were reaction rates and products measured?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "catalytic-attribution-q01" }, { "text": "Which controls distinguish adsorption, dissolved-iron activity and impurity effects from activity attributable to the FeOCl solid?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "catalytic-attribution-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "electrochemical-host-response", "name": "Electrochemical host response", "description": "Record ion uptake and redox behavior without treating an electrode's performance as an intrinsic constant.", "findings": [ { "id": "insertion-versus-conversion", "name": "Insertion versus conversion", "description": "Require mechanism and phase evidence when assessing FeOCl as an ion-storage host; distinguish retained-host behavior from irreversible transformation.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which ions, electrolyte, potential reference, voltage window and mass basis define the reported capacity and cycling results?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "insertion-versus-conversion-q01" }, { "text": "What structural and chemical evidence distinguishes reversible guest insertion from conversion or decomposition?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "insertion-versus-conversion-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "property-and-handling-decisions", "name": "Property and handling decisions", "description": "Ground practical decisions in condition-qualified properties and records matching the actual FeOCl material.", "rationale": "Unverified constants or classifications borrowed from neighboring iron compounds can lead to incorrect handling and selection decisions.", "layers": [ { "id": "physical-property-validity", "name": "Physical-property validity", "description": "Qualify physical constants by phase, composition and measurement conditions.", "findings": [ { "id": "thermal-and-solution-property-meaning", "name": "Thermal and solution property meaning", "description": "Do not interpret a thermal event as melting or a solution concentration as equilibrium solubility without establishing the underlying process.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which density, thermal-event and dissolution measurements apply to characterized FeOCl, and under what pressure, atmosphere or solvent conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "thermal-and-solution-property-meaning-q01" }, { "text": "Does each reported thermal or solution result represent a physical transition, dissolution, hydrolysis or decomposition?", "kind": "definition", "id": "thermal-and-solution-property-meaning-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "documented-handling-basis", "name": "Documented handling basis", "description": "Associate sample form and composition with verified hazard and handling records.", "findings": [ { "id": "identity-matched-safety-record", "name": "Identity-matched safety record", "description": "Keep classification, exposure-limit applicability and handling decisions unresolved until supported by records for the relevant identity, grade and jurisdiction.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which current SDS or authoritative record matches this FeOCl identity and grade, and what classification or exposure limits does it actually establish?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "identity-matched-safety-record-q01" }, { "text": "Given the documented hazards, particle form and contamination state, what storage, containment and disposal actions are appropriate?", "kind": "action", "id": "identity-matched-safety-record-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "The unqualified registry name is interpreted as stoichiometric FeOCl; confirm that it does not refer to a commercial basic iron chloride mixture.", "CAS and EC identifiers, hazard classifications, exposure limits and thermal transition data require verification.", "The uses listed are research applications; established commercial deployment is not asserted." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of iron oxychloride this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-identifiers", "name": "Identifiers and schemes", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "scheme": "Chemical formula", "value_or_pattern": "FeOCl", "note": "Identifies the stoichiometric compound; does not specify purity, crystallinity or particle size." }, { "scheme": "Oxidation-state nomenclature", "value_or_pattern": "iron(III) oxychloride", "note": "Distinguishes the iron oxidation state explicitly." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of iron oxychloride this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Research on layered solids and the intercalation of guest species.", "Research on electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage.", "Research on catalysts for peroxide-driven degradation of organic contaminants." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of iron oxychloride this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "quantity": "Molar mass", "typical_range": "107.29", "unit": "g/mol" }, { "quantity": "Stoichiometric atomic ratio, Fe:O:Cl", "typical_range": "1:1:1", "unit": "dimensionless" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of iron oxychloride this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Residual iron chlorides or iron oxide impurities can make measured properties unrepresentative of FeOCl.", "Intercalation or other chemical modification can change composition and properties, so modified samples should not be treated as pristine FeOCl." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of iron oxychloride this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Iron(III) chloride", "difference": "FeCl3 contains chloride but no structural oxide; FeOCl contains both oxide and chloride." }, { "name": "Iron(III) oxide", "difference": "Fe2O3 contains no stoichiometric chlorine, whereas chlorine is an essential constituent of FeOCl." }, { "name": "Iron oxyhydroxide", "difference": "FeOOH contains hydroxide rather than the chloride constituent of FeOCl." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of iron oxychloride this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does vr.tr.iron-oxychloride specifically denote FeOCl, and which CAS, PubChem CID and EC identifiers reliably match that interpretation?", "Which reference diffraction data and analytical acceptance criteria adequately distinguish FeOCl from precursor mixtures and chloride-bearing oxyhydroxides?", "What humidity, aqueous-exposure and temperature ranges preserve FeOCl for relevant durations, and which transformation products occur outside them?", "Which physical constants, hazard classifications and exposure limits are supported specifically for characterized FeOCl rather than related iron compounds or commercial mixtures?", "Where should the registry boundary fall for defective, intercalated and surface-modified FeOCl, and which reported functional effects remain attributable to the retained host?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 16, "questions": 26 } }