Iron(III) chloride
ALDRICH/701122 - sublimed grade, ≥99.9% trace metals basis
Synonym: Ferric chloride; Iron trichloride; Molysite
CAS Number: 7705-08-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Cl3Fe
Molecular Weight: 162.20
EC Number: 231-729-4
MDL Number: MFCD00011005
Linear Formula: FeCl3
Product Type: Chemical
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| application(s) | battery manufacturing |
| assay | ≥99.9% trace metals basis |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | sublimed grade |
| greener alternative category | Aligned  , |
| greener alternative product characteristics | Catalysis Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry . |
| impurities | ≤1000.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/3ClH.Fe/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/ |
| InChI key | RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 304 °C (lit.) |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: iron |
| SMILES string | Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| technique(s) | cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| vapor density | 5.61 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 194 °C) |
| Application: | Iron(III) chloride can be used: • As a precursor to prepare Fe(III)-chlorophyll complex. Fe(III) enhances the performance of chlorophyll as a dye sensitizer in DSSCs by forming complex compounds with metal-ligand charge transfer properties, leading to increased efficiency and improved paramagnetic properties. • As a catalyst /modifying agent to prepare high performance porous carbon for lithium-ion battery anodes. The addition of FeCl3 enhances the graphitization of porous carbon without significantly affecting the layer spacing and also the specific surface area and pore volume of porous carbon. • As a co-catalyst to fabricate liquid catalyzed fuel cell (LCFC) for direct conversion from carbohydrates to electricity. It helps to improve the hydrolysis of carbohydrate and enhances the electron transfer from carbohydrates to anode. |
| Application: | The vapor-phase co-reductions with other metal halides by hydrogen results in finely divided intermetallics with applications as structural materials or compounds with useful thermoelectric, magnetic, and oxidation-resitance properties. |
| General description: | Iron(III) chloride is brownish to black crystalline solid that is highly soluble in water. As a moderately strong Lewis acid, FeCl3 can form complex compounds and adducts with Lewis bases, making it a useful catalyst in various chemical reactions. |
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| Packaging: | 1, 5, 25 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol |   GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H290 - H302 - H315 - H318 |
| Precautionary statements | P234 - P264 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-38-41 |
| Safety Statements | 26-39 |
| RIDADR | UN 1773 8 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.9% trace metals basis |
| mp | 304 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |