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237051

Aluminum chloride

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Linear Formula:
AlCl3
CAS Number:
7446-70-0
Molecular Weight:
133.34
PubChem Substance ID:
329752441
eCl@ss:
38120507
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
231-208-1
MDL number:
MFCD00003422
Assay:
99%
Form:
powder
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vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 100 °C)

Quality Segment

200

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.

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pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

supp_hazards

EUH014,EUH071

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

Deleterious substance

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified

237051-100G:4.548173932873E12 + 237051-5G:4.548173932897E12 + 237051-500G:4.54817393288E12

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