Iron trichloride is an iron coordination entity. It has a role as a Lewis acid and an astringent.
Corrosive
Irritant
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Iron trichloride is an iron coordination entity. It has a role as a Lewis acid and an astringent.
| Physical Description | Ferric chloride is an orange to brown-black solid. It is slightly soluble in water. It is noncombustible. When wet it is corrosive to aluminum and most metals. Pick up and remove spilled solid befo… |
| Color/Form | Hexagonal red by transmitted light, green by reflected light; sometimes appears brownish-black; dark leaflets or plates. |
| Melting Point | 583 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 599 °F at 760 mmHg (Decomposes) (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 2.8 at 68 °F (anhydrous solid) (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | 5 to 10 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 381 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| IUPAC Name | trichloroiron |
| Molecular Formula | Cl3Fe |
| Molecular Weight | 162.20 g/mol |
| CAS | 7705-08-0 |
| SMILES | Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl |
| InChIKey | RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA-K |
| Catalog No | KC.610005 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |
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