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    Aluminum chloride

    1. Molecular Structure

    Aluminum chloride 2D Structure

    2. Chemical Identity

    PropertyValue
    IUPAC Nametrichloroalumane
    Molecular FormulaAlCl3
    SMILES[Al](Cl)(Cl)Cl

    3. Chemical Properties

    PropertyValue
    Molecular Weight133.34 g/mol
    TPSA0 Ų
    LogPN/A
    Formal Charge0

    4. Experimental Properties

    PropertyValue
    Boiling Point182.7 °C at 752 mm Hg /Sublimation temperature/
    Melting Point192.6 °C
    Density2.44 @25 °C
    SolubilityWater reactive
    Flash PointNo data available
    Autoignition TempNot flammable (USCG, 1999)

    5. Supplier Suggestions

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    Sigma Aldrich/MerckVisit MerckInternational
    LennoxVisit LennoxIreland
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    6. GHS Safety & Hazards

    Signal Word
    Danger
    GHS PictogramGHS PictogramGHS PictogramGHS Pictogram

    Hazard Statements

    • H290 (28.1%): May be corrosive to metals [Warning Corrosive to Metals]
    • H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
    • 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]
    • H315 (100%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
    • H318 (47.9%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
    • H318: Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
    • H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
    • H341: Suspected of causing genetic defects [Warning Germ cell mutagenicity]
    • 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]

    Precautionary Statements

    • P203, P260, P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P363, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
    • P234, P260, P264, P264+P265, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P363, P390, P405, P406, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
    • P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
    • P264, P264+P265, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, and P362+P364 (click each P-code to see the statement)
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