aluminium trichloride

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance white to pale yellow solid
gptkbp:boilingPoint 180 °C (sublimes)
gptkbp:CASNumber 7446-70-0
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:AlCl3
gptkbp:color white
yellow (impure)
gptkbp:coordinationGeometry octahedral (in solution)
tetrahedral (in vapor)
gptkbp:density 2.48 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Friedrich_Wöhler
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1825
gptkbp:EC_number 231-208-1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label aluminium trichloride
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:aluminium_trichloride
gptkbp:meltingPoint 192.4 °C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 133.34 g/mol
gptkbp:PubChem_CID 24012
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:aluminium_chloride
gptkb:ferric_chloride
gptkb:gallium_trichloride
gptkbp:riskFactor corrosive
releases HCl on contact with water
gptkbp:solubility reacts
gptkbp:structureType hexahydrate
anhydrous
gptkbp:UNNumber 1726
gptkbp:uses pharmaceuticals
dyes
catalyst in Friedel–Crafts reactions
production of anthraquinone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AlCl3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6