aluminum chloride

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance white to pale yellow solid
gptkbp:aroma pungent
gptkbp:boilingPoint 180 °C (sublimes)
gptkbp:CASNumber 7446-70-0
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:AlCl3
gptkbp:color white
gptkbp:component Lewis acid catalysts
gptkbp:coordinationGeometry octahedral (in solid hydrate)
tetrahedral (in solution)
gptkbp:density 2.48 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Humphry_Davy
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1825
gptkbp:EC_number 231-208-1
gptkbp:GHSClassification Eye Dam. 1
STOT SE 3
Skin Corr. 1B
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label aluminum chloride
gptkbp:IUPACName aluminum trichloride
gptkbp:meltingPoint 192.4 °C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 133.34 g/mol
gptkbp:NFPA704 2
0
3
gptkbp:primaryUse pharmaceuticals
catalyst in Friedel–Crafts reactions
dye manufacturing
production of aluminum metal
gptkbp:produces hydrogen chloride gas (with water)
gptkbp:PubChem_CID 24012
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:aluminum_fluoride
aluminum bromide
aluminum iodide
gptkbp:riskFactor corrosive
releases HCl on contact with water
gptkbp:solubility reacts
gptkbp:solubilityInOrganicSolvents soluble in benzene
soluble in chloroform
soluble in carbon disulfide
gptkbp:structureType hexahydrate
anhydrous
gptkbp:type gptkb:water
bases
alcohols
gptkbp:UNNumber 1726
gptkbp:uses petrochemical industry
organic synthesis
antiperspirants (as hexahydrate)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deville_process
gptkb:Friedel–Crafts_reaction
gptkb:Zelinsky_reaction
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7