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A0718

Sigma-Aldrich

Aluminum chloride hexahydrate

meets EP, BP, USP testing specifications

Synonym(s):

AlCl3.6H2O, Aluminium trichloride hexahydrate, Aluminium(III) chloride hexahydrate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
AlCl3 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
241.43
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

Agency

meets BP testing specifications
meets EP testing specifications
meets USP testing specifications

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 100 °C)

quality

meets EP, BP, USP testing specifications

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: aluminum

solubility

water: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

SMILES string

Cl[Al](Cl)Cl.O.O.O.O.O.O

InChI

1S/Al.3ClH.6H2O/h;3*1H;6*1H2/q+3;;;;;;;;;/p-3

InChI key

JGDITNMASUZKPW-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Application


  • Enhanced Chromium (VI) Removal by Micron-Scale Zero-Valent Iron Pretreated with Aluminum Chloride under Aerobic Conditions.: This research focused on the use of aluminum chloride hexahydrate in the pretreatment of micron-scale zero-valent iron for the removal of chromium (VI) under aerobic conditions. The findings indicate that aluminum chloride hexahydrate significantly improves the removal efficiency, providing a potential solution for environmental remediation efforts (Long et al., 2024).

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Health hazardCorrosion

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 1

Target Organs

Lungs

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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