Aluminum chloride hydrate
ALDRICH/229393 - 99.999% trace metals basis
Synonym: Aluminium trichloride hydrate; Aluminum(3+) trichloride hydrate; Trichloroaluminum hydrate
CAS Number: 10124-27-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): AlCl3 · xH2O
Molecular Weight: 133.34 (anhydrous basis)
EC Number: 231-208-1
MDL Number: MFCD00149135
Linear Formula: AlCl3·xH2O
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99.999% trace metals basis |
| composition | Degree of hydration, 6-7 |
| density | 2.398 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | crystalline |
| impurities | ≤15.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/Al.3ClH.H2O/h;3*1H;1H2 |
| InChI key | CAYKLJBSARHIDI-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 100 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | core: aluminum |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| SMILES string | [H]O[H].Cl[Al](Cl)Cl |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 100 °C) |
| Application: | Aluminum chloride hydrate can be used as a:• Precursor to synthesize high surface area alumina aerogels by sol-gel processing method. • Catalyst for Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles. • Dopant to synthesize Al-doped ZnO thin films by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. • Starting material to synthesize Boehmite nanoparticles with controlledmorphology. |
| General description: | Aluminum chloride hydrate is a highly reactive compound that has various applications in different fields. It is commonly used as a catalyst in chemical reactions, including the polymerization of olefins and the Friedel-Crafts reactions, and is known for its Lewis acid properties. |
| Packaging: | 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34 |
| Safety Statements | 7/8-28-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3260 8 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99.999% trace metals basis |
| mp | 100 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Density | 2.398 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |


