Cerium(III) chloride
ALDRICH/429406 - AnhydroBeads™, −10 mesh, ≥99.99% trace metals basis
Synonym: Cerium trichloride; Cerous chloride
CAS Number: 7790-86-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CeCl3
Molecular Weight: 246.48
EC Number: 232-227-8
MDL Number: MFCD00010929
Linear Formula: CeCl3
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | electroplating material synthesis precursor perovskite solar cells |
| assay | ≥99.99% trace metals basis |
| density | 3.97 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | beads |
| grade | synthesis grade |
| impurities | ≤100.0 ppm Trace Rare Earth Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/Ce.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/ |
| InChI key | VYLVYHXQOHJDJL-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 848 °C (lit.) |
| particle size | −10 mesh |
| product line | AnhydroBeads™ |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | core: cerium |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| SMILES string | Cl[Ce](Cl)Cl |
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| General description: | Cerium(III) chloride is a non-toxic, water-tolerant, Lewis acid catalyst that imparts high regio-and chemoselectivity to various chemical transformations. It is widely used as an environmentally friendly acidic promoter in many synthetic organic reactions such as C-C bond formation reaction, transition metal catalyze dhydrogenation, and reduction of C-O double bond. |
| Legal Information: | AnhydroBeads is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Other Notes: | Scoring knife is required to open the ampoule |
| Packaging: | 5, 25 g in ampule |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| RIDADR | UN 3260 8 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Purity | ≥99.99% trace metals basis |
| mp | 848 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 3.97 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |



