Functional Roles
Industries Served
Physical Properties
melting_point
381 u00b0F (USCG, 1999)
boiling_point
230 u00b0F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
density
2.44 at 77 u00b0F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink
solubility
Water reactive
vapor_pressure
1 mm Hg at 100.0 u00b0C
GHS / SDS Safety
Danger
Environmental Hazard
Irritant
Health Hazard
Corrosive
- H315 (100%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H318 (47.9%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H290 (28.1%): May be corrosive to metals [Warning Corrosive to Metals]
- H361: Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child [Warning Reproductive toxicity]
- H373: May causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]
- H341: Suspected of causing genetic defects [Warning Germ cell mutagenicity]
- H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H318: Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H314 (99.7%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
Chemical Identity
| CAS Number | 7446-70-0 |
| IUPAC Name | trichloroalumane |
| InChI Key | VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K |
| PubChem CID | 24012 |
| INCI Name | ALUMINUM CHLORIDE |
Synonyms & Trade Names
Full Description
Aluminum Chloride Anhydrous Powder is a highly reactive inorganic compound widely used as a catalyst in industrial chemical processes.