Basic information
- Standard SMILES
O.O.O.O.O.O.[Cl][Al]([Cl])[Cl]- InChIKey
JGDITNMASUZKPW-UHFFFAOYSA-K- Molecular formula
- AlCl3.6H2O
- Average molar mass
- 241.43 g/mol
Overview
Aluminium trichloride hexahydrate is a hydrate. It contains an aluminium trichloride.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Aluminum chloride, hexahydrate
- IUPAC
- trichloroalumane;hexahydrate
Names & synonyms
Aluminum chloride hexahydrateALUMINUM CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATERefChem:915607616-520-1aluminium chloride hexahydrateDrysolAluminum trichloride hexahydratealuminium trichloride hexahydratetrichloroalumane;hexahydrateCCRIS 5552Aluminum chloride [USP]Aluminum(III) chloride, hexahydrate
Show more names
UNII-3CYT62D3GAAI3-01918MFCD00149134Aluminum chloride (USP)Lumicain (TN)Aluminum(III) Chloride Hexahydrate; Aluminum Trichloride Hexahydrate; Aluminum Chloride, Hexahydrate (8CI); Aluminum Chloride (AlCl3), Hexahydrate (9CI); Aluminum Chloride (AlCl3), Hydrate (1:6)SCHEMBL345874aluminium chloride--water (1/6)
Database identifiers
- CAS
7784-13-6- PubChem CID
- 24564
- ChEBI
CHEBI:30115- EC Number
- 616-520-1
Properties
Computed structural properties
- Topological polar surface area
- 6 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 6
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 6
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Heavy atoms
- 10
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 8
Experimental & physicochemical properties
Chemical ClassesMetals -> Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Density2.398 @25 °C
Melting Point100 °C
Physical DescriptionColorless, white, or slightly yellow deliquescent solid; Odorless; [Merck Index] White to yellowish crystals or powder; Odorless; [EMD MSDS]
Safety & regulation
GHS classification
GHS Classification
This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 0.2% (1 of 412) of reports.
Danger
H314 (84.2%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P363, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Aggregated GHS information provided per 412 reports by companies from 13 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.
Warning
Hazard information
Regulatory Information
Chemical: Aluminium chloride, hexahydrate
Aluminium chloride hexahydrate: Does not have an individual approval but may be used under an appropriate group standard
Other Safety InformationIMAP assessments - Aluminium chlorides: Human health tier II assessment
Hazards SummaryA mild skin irritant; Causes other degenerative changes to brain, diffuse hepatitis, and changes in both tubules and glomeruli in 30-week constant oral studies of mice; [RTECS] A skin and eye irritant; [EMD MSDS] See Aluminum chloride.
Hazard Classes and Categories
Skin Corr. 1A (84.2%)
Eye irritation - category 2A
Acute toxicity (Oral) - Category 5
Safety & protection
Protective Action Criteria (PAC)
9.9 [mg/m3]
110 [mg/m3]
660 [mg/m3]
Toxicology
Adverse EffectsOccupational hepatotoxin - Secondary hepatotoxins: the potential for toxic effect in the occupational setting is based on cases of poisoning by human ingestion or animal experimentation.
Chemistry & industry
Pharmacology
MeSH Pharmacological ClassificationAgents that are put on the SKIN to reduce SWEATING or prevent excess sweating (HYPERHIDROSIS).
Uses & manufacturing
Uses
Used in wood preservatives, deodorants and antiperspirants, disinfectants (stables and slaughterhouses), and therapeutics (anhidrotic); Also used for refining crude oil, dyeing fabrics, and making parchment paper; [Merck Index] Used as an analytical reagent; [EMD MSDS]
Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry]
Household ProductsInformation on 3 consumer products that contain Aluminum chloride hexahydrate in the following categories is provided:
Related reactions
12 records
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