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Bismuth(III) chloride

99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Bismuth trichloride, Trichlorobismuth

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BiCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
315.34
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: bismuth

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

bp

447 °C (lit.)

mp

230-232 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Bi](Cl)Cl

InChI

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

InChI key

JHXKRIRFYBPWGE-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

Bismuth(III) chloride is a Lewis acid catalyst and a common source of Bi3+ ions used in various organic transformations and synthesis of bismuth nanomaterials.

Application

Bismuth(III) chloride can be used:
  • As a precursor to prepare polyaniline and bismuth(III) telluride nanohybrids with high thermoelectric performance.
  • As a starting material to synthesize visible light absorbing double perovskite semiconductors, such as Cs2AgBiBr6 and Cs2AgBiCl6, eco-friendly alternative to the lead halide perovskites.
  • To form a protective layer on anode materials.
It can also be used as an efficient catalyst for green synthesis of:
  • Chalcones by Claisen–Schmidt reaction under solvent-free conditions.
  • One-pot three-component synthesis of Propargylamines.
  • Coumarins via ultrasound‐assisted Pechmann condensation of phenols with β‐ketoesters.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A bismuth-based protective layer for magnesium metal anode in noncorrosive electrolytes
Yimin Zhao, et al.
ACS Energy Letters, 6, 2594-2601 (2021)
Organic-inorganic nanohybrids as novel thermoelectric materials: hybrids of polyaniline and bismuth (III) telluride nanoparticles
Naoki Toshima, et al.
Journal of Electronic Materials, 40, 898-902 (2011)
A simple and efficient one-pot three-component synthesis of propargylamines using bismuth (III) chloride
Abbas Teimouri, et al.
Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society,, 33, 1556-1560 (2012)
An efficient green protocol for the synthesis of chalcones by a Claisen-Schmidt reaction using bismuth (III) chloride as a catalyst under solvent-free condition
Dhruva Kumar, et al.
Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 3, 283-286 (2010)
Cs2AgBiX6 (X= Br, Cl): new visible light absorbing, lead-free halide perovskite semiconductors
Eric T McClure, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 28, 1348-1354 (2016)

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