Aluminium trichloride is an aluminium coordination entity. It has a role as a Lewis acid.
Corrosive
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Aluminium trichloride is an aluminium coordination entity. It has a role as a Lewis acid.
| Physical Description | Aluminum chloride, anhydrous appears as a white to gray powder with a pungent odor. Corrosive to tissue and toxic by ingestion. |
| Color/Form | White when pure; ordinarily gray or yellow to greenish |
| Odor | STRONG ODOR OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE |
| Melting Point | 381 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Boiling Point | 230 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) |
| Density | 2.44 at 77 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | Water reactive |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mm Hg at 100.0 °C |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Low melting solids or colorless, volatile liquids. /Alkylaluminum halides/ |
| IUPAC Name | trichloroalumane |
| Molecular Formula | AlCl3 |
| Molecular Weight | 133.34 g/mol |
| CAS | 7446-70-0 |
| SMILES | [Al](Cl)(Cl)Cl |
| InChIKey | VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K |
| Catalog No | KC.110129 |
| Pack sizes | 500gm |
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