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8.01081

Aluminium chloride

anhydrous powder sublimed for synthesis

Synonym(s):

Aluminium chloride, Hydrochloric acid aluminium salt anhydrous, Trichloroaluminum

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Linear Formula:
AlCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
133.34
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Index Number:
231-208-1
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
Grade:
synthesis grade
Form:
powder
Solubility:
450 g/L (decomposition)
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grade

synthesis grade

Quality Segment

vapor pressure

1 hPa ( 20 °C)

form

powder

potency

3450 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat), >2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)

pH

2.4 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H2O)

mp

180-181 °C (sublimed)

solubility

450 g/L (decomposition)

density

1.31 g/cm3 at 200 °C (liquid)

bulk density

1200 kg/m3

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

[Al+3].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-]

InChI

1S/Al.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3

InChI key

VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K

General description

Aluminum chloride and Aluminum hydroxide are used for the staining of Mucicarmine.

Application

Aluminium chloride (AlCl3) can be used as a Lewis acid catalyst:
  • In Friedel−Crafts reactions.
  • In the carboxymethylation of alcohols in the presence of dimethyl carbonate.
  • To synthesize a porous organic polymer with hydroxyquinoline via polymerization reaction between perylene, 8-hydroxyquinoline, and chloroform.

It is also used in combination with NaI or KI in acetonitrile for varieties organic transformations such as Claisen rearrangement of aromatic alcohols, selective dealkylation aliphatic methyl ether, and chemoselective C−O bond cleavage of esters, acetals, ethers, and oxathiolanes.

Analysis Note

Assay (complexometric): ≥ 98.0 %
Identity (ICP-OES): passes test

Other Notes

Replaces: AX0685-2; AX0685

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450 g/L (decomposition)

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2.4 (20 °C, 100 g/L)

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

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Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

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WGK 1

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