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Aluminium chloride

IUPAC name
aluminium trichloride
trichloroalumane
trichloridoaluminium
Other names
aluminum trichloride
Identifiers
CAS number
(anhydrous)
(hexahydrate)
Properties
Molecular formula
AlCl3
Molar mass
133.34 g mol−1 (anhydrous)
241.432 g mol−1 (hexahydrate)
Appearance
White or pale yellow solid,
hygroscopic.
Density
2.48 g cm−3
Melting point
190 °C 463 K)
under 2.5 atm pressure
Boiling point
178 °C (451 K) (subl)
Solubility in water
43.9 g/100 ml (0°C)
44.9 g/100 ml (10°C)
45.8 g/100 ml (20°C)
46.6 g/100 ml (30°C)
47.3 g/100 ml (40°C)
48.1 g/100 ml (60°C)
48.6 [...]