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Aluminum chloride

anhydrous, powder, 99.999% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): Aluminium trichloride, Aluminum(III) chloride, Trichloroaluminum
• Linear Formula: AlCl₃
• CAS Number: 7446-70-0
• Molecular Weight: 133.34
• EC Number: 231-208-1
• MDL number: MFCD00003422
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• eCl@ss: 38120507
• PubChem Substance ID: 24880139
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• grade: anhydrous
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor pressure: 1 mmHg ( 100 °C)
• Assay: 99.999% trace metals basis
• form: powder
• reaction suitability: reagent type: catalyst; core: aluminum
• impurities: ≤15.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis
• mp: 190 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: Cl[Al](Cl)Cl
• InChI: 1S/Al.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
• InChI key: VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Description

General description

Aluminum chloride is a strong Lewis acid and a major industrial catalyst. It is also used as a dopant/catalyst modifier to fabricate battery materials and solar cells.

Application

Aluminum chloride can be used:

• To prepare cost-effective ionic liquid electrolyte for high performance aluminum ion battery.
• To fabricate modified SnO₂ triple layered photoanode for dye sensitized solar cells. This leads to suppression of electron recombination and five-fold enhancement of efficiency.
• As a precursor to synthesize CsPbCl₃ perovskite nanocrystals for bright white light-emitting diodes. It improves photoluminescence quantum yield.

Features and Benefits

• High purity with trace metal analysis (=< 15 ppm) makes suitable for batteries.
• High water solubility
• Stable under battery operation conditions

The vapor-phase co-reductions with other metal halides by hydrogen results in finely divided intermetallics with applications as structural materials or compounds with useful thermoelectric, magnetic, and oxidation-resistance properties. Aluminum nitride can be synthesized from the elemnts with AlCl₃ added to help facilitate crystallization.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS05
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H314
• Precautionary Statements: P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P363
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Supplementary Hazards: EUH014,EUH071
• Storage Class Code: 8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves