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Aluminum chloride

Aluminum chloride Structure
CAS No.
7446-70-0
Chemical Name:
Aluminum chloride
Synonyms
AlCl3;ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE;ALUMINIUM TRICHLORIDE;ALUMINUM TRICHLORIDE;Aluminiumchlorid;ALUMINIUM CLORIDE;Aluminum chloride, anhydrous;Aluminium chloride, anhydrous, powder, extra pure, 98.5%;Pearsall;NSC 143016
CBNumber:
CB6247076
Molecular Formula:
AlCl3
Molecular Weight:
133.34
MOL File:
7446-70-0.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Modify Date:
2024/7/29 17:07:33

Aluminum chloride Properties

Melting point 194 °C
Boiling point 180°C
Density 2.44
vapor pressure 1 mm Hg ( 100 °C)
Flash point 88 °C
storage temp. Store below +30°C.
solubility H2O: soluble
form powder
Specific Gravity 2.44
color Yellow to gray
PH Range 2.4
PH 2.4 (100g/l, H2O, 20℃)
Odor Hydrogen chloride odor detectable when exposed to moist air
Water Solubility reacts
Sensitive Moisture Sensitive
Merck 14,337
Exposure limits NIOSH: TWA 2 mg/m3
Stability Stable, but reacts violently with water. Prolonged storage may lead to pressure build-up - vent container periodically. Incompatible with alcohols and a variety of other materials (see complete MSDS sheet for full list).
InChIKey VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS DataBase Reference 7446-70-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference Aluminum trichloride(7446-70-0)
EPA Substance Registry System Aluminum chloride (7446-70-0)

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS05
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H314
Precautionary statements  P260-P280-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338-P363
Hazard Codes  C,Xi,T
Risk Statements  36/38-34-62-51/53-48/23/24-40-23/24/25-14-48/25-48/20-52-36/37/38-52/53-48/23/24/25-60
Safety Statements  26-45-28-7/8-36/37/39-61-23-28A-53
RIDADR  UN 3264 8/PG 3
WGK Germany  1
RTECS  BD0525000
TSCA  Yes
HazardClass  8
PackingGroup  II
HS Code  28273200
Toxicity LD50 oral (rat) 3730 mg/kg
LD50 skin (rabbit) >2 g/kg
TLV-TWA (ACGIH) 2 mg(Al)/m3
NFPA 704
0
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Aluminum chloride price More Price(48)

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Sigma-Aldrich(India) 8.01081 Aluminium chloride anhydrous powder sublimed for synthesis 7446-70-0 100G ₹3429.99 2022-06-14 Buy
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Aluminum chloride Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Chemical Properties

Aluminum chloride is a noncombustible but highly reactive whitish-gray, yellow, or green powder or liquid. Strong, acidic, irritating odor like hydrochloric acid.The vapor consists of double molecules Al2Cl6 . Soluble in water.

Uses

A yellowish-white crystalline or granular powder made by passing chlorine gas over alumina in a heated state and collecting the product by sublimation. Aluminum chloride was occasionally used in gold and platinum toning baths.

Definition

aluminium chloride: A whitishsolid, AlCl3, which fumes in moist airand reacts violently with water (togive hydrogen chloride). It is knownas the anhydrous salt (hexagonal; r.d.2.44 (fused solid); m.p. 190°C (2.5atm.); sublimes at 178°C) or the hexahydrateAlCl3.6H2O (rhombic; r.d.2.398; loses water at 100°C), both ofwhich are deliquescent. Aluminiumchloride may be prepared by passinghydrogen chloride or chlorine overhot aluminium or (industrially) bypassing chlorine over heated aluminiumoxide and carbon. The chlorideion is polarized by the smallpositive aluminium ion and thebonding in the solid is intermediatebetween covalent and ionic. In theliquid and vapour phases dimer moleculesexist, Al2Cl6, in which thereare chlorine bridges making coordinatebonds to aluminium atoms (seeformula). The AlCl3 molecule can alsoform compounds with other moleculesthat donate pairs of electrons(e.g. amines or hydrogen sulphide);i.e. it acts as a Lewis acid. At hightemperatures the Al2Cl6 molecules inthe vapour dissociate to (planar)AlCl3 molecules. Aluminium chlorideis used commercially as a catalyst inthe cracking of oils. It is also a catalystin certain other organic reactions,especially the Friedel–Craftsreaction.

General Description

Aluminum chloride may be manufactured by chlorination of liquid aluminum in ceramic lined reaction vessels at 600-700oC.

Reactivity Profile

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE behaves as an acidic salt. Self-reactive. After long storage in closed containers, explosions often occur upon opening [Chem. Abst. 41:6723d 1947]. Can cause ethylene(also other alkenes) to polymerize violently [J. Inst. Pet. 33:254 1947]. Causes ethylene oxide to rearrange and polymerize, liberating heat [J. Soc. Chem. Ind. 68:179 1949]. Can catalyze violent polymerization of allyl chloride [Ventrone 1971]. Addition to nitrobenzene containing about 5% phenol caused a violent explosion [Chem. Eng. News 31:4915 1953]. Mixtures with nitromethane may explode when organic matter is present [Chem. Eng. News 26:2257 1948].

Hazard

Powerful irritant to tissue; moderately toxic by ingestion. Reacts violently with water, evolving hydrogen chloride gas.

Health Hazard

Contact with the skin or eyes in the presence of moisture causes thermal and acid burns.

Fire Hazard

Behavior in Fire: Reacts violently with water used in extinguishing adjacent fires

Flammability and Explosibility

Aluminum chloride is not flammable but reacts violently with water, so fires involving this substance should be extinguished with carbon dioxide or dry chemicals. Toxic fumes (HCl and reaction products) can be released during fires.

Industrial uses

Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) act as Lewis acids to a wide range of electron-pair donors, and this has led to their widespread use as catalysts. In the important Friedel–Crafts acylation, AlCl3 is used as a strong Lewis acid catalyst in order to achieve the acylation of an aromatic ring.

Industrial uses

Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) is a volatile solid which sublimes at 458 K. The vapour formed on sublimation consists of an equilibrium mixture of monomers (AlCl3) and dimers (Al2Cl6). It is used to prepare the powerful and versatile reducing agent lithium tetrahydridoaluminate (LiAlH4). Aluminium trichloride (AlCl3) act as Lewis acids to a wide range of electron-pair donors, and this has led to their widespread use as catalysts. In the important Friedel-Crafts acylation, AlCl3 is used as a strong Lewis acid catalyst in order to achieve the acylation of an aromatic ring.

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion. Experimental teratogenic and reproductive effects. Mutation data reported. The dust is an irritant by ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact. Highly exothermic polymerization reactions with alkenes. Incompatible with nitrobenaenes or nitrobenzene + phenol. Highly exothermic reaction with water or steam produces toxic fumes of HCl. See also ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS, CHLORIDES, and HYDROCHLORIC ACID.

Potential Exposure

It is used as ethylbenzene catalyst, dyestuff intermediate, and detergent alkylate; in making other chemicals and dyes, astringents, deodorants, in the petroleum refining, and the rubber industries

storage

work with this substance should be conducted in a fume hood, and impermeable gloves should be worn at all times when handling AlCl3. Aluminum chloride should be stored in sealed containers under an inert atmosphere in a cool, dry place. Care should be taken in opening containers of this compound because of the possibility of the buildup of HCl vapor from hydrolysis with traces of moisture.

Shipping

UN1726 Aluminum chloride, anhydrous, Hazard class: 8; Labels: 8-Corrosive material. UN2581 Aluminum chloride solution, Hazard class: 8; Labels: 8-Corrosive material

Purification Methods

Sublime it several times in an all-glass system under nitrogen at 30-50mm pressure. It has also been sublimed in a stream of dry HCl and has been subjected to a preliminary sublimation through a section of granular aluminium metal [for manipulative details see Jensen J Am Chem Soc 79 1226 1957]. It fumes in moist air.

Incompatibilities

A strong reducing agent. Contact with air or water forms hydrochloric acid and hydrogen chloride gas. Reaction with water may be violent. Water, alcohol, and alkenes can cause polymerization. Incompatible with nitrobenzene, organic material, and bases. Attacks metal in presence of moisture, forming flammable hydrogen gas.

Waste Disposal

May be sprayed with aqueous ammonia in the presence of ice and, when reaction is complete, flushed down drain with running water.

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Aluminum chloride Spectrum

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