237051
Aluminum chloride
ReagentPlus®, 99%
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About This Item
Linear Formula:
AlCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
133.34
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
38120507
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
231-208-1
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Form:
powder
vapor pressure
1 mmHg ( 100 °C)
Quality Segment
product line
ReagentPlus®
assay
99%
form
powder
reaction suitability
reagent type: catalyst
core: aluminum
pH
2.4 (20 °C, 100 g/L)
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
General description
Aluminum chloride is an alcohol-soluble lewis acid.† Aluminum chloride mixed with sodium borohydride, in diglyme in a molar ratio affords a mixture having strong reducing properties.† It was reported to promote the Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction between 4-tert-butylbenzoyl chloride and mesitylene.†
Application
Aluminum chloride was used for the following studies:
- Polymerization of benzene to afford p-polyphenyl.
- As a catalyst for the Friedel-Crafts acylation of buckymetallocenes with the acid chlorides.
- As a catalyst for the colorimetric microassay for the determination of lipid hydroperoxides.
Features and Benefits
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.
Legal Information
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Danger
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Hazard Classifications
Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
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Storage Class
8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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