Antimony(III) chloride
SIGALD/311375 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Antimony trichloride
CAS Number: 10025-91-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Cl3Sb
Molecular Weight: 228.12
EC Number: 233-047-2
MDL Number: MFCD00011212
Linear Formula: SbCl3
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005% |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| cation traces | As: ≤0.02% |
| Ca: ≤0.005% | |
| Cu: ≤0.001% | |
| Fe: ≤0.002% | |
| K: ≤0.01% | |
| Na: ≤0.02% | |
| Pb: ≤0.005% | |
| form | powder, crystals or chunks |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.05% insol. CHCl3 |
| InChI | 1S/3ClH.Sb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/ |
| InChI key | FAPDDOBMIUGHIN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 73.4 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: antimony |
| SMILES string | Cl[Sb](Cl)Cl |
| vapor density | 7.9 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 49 °C) |
| Application: | Antimony(III) chloride (SbCl3) is a Lewis acid catalyst that is used in various organic reactions such as polymerization, Friedel-Crafts acylations, reductions with NaBH4, ring opening of epoxides, cleavage of trityl ethers, Biginelli and chlorination reactions. It is also used as a precursor to synthesize other antimony salts. |
| Packaging: | 5, 100, 500 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C,N |
| Risk Statements | 34-51/53 |
| Safety Statements | 26-45-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1733 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| mp | 73.4 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |



