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| verifiedrevid = 477245740
| Name =
| ImageFile1 = Aluminium-trichloride-hexahydrate-white-and-yellow.jpg
| ImageSize1 = 150px
| ImageName1 = Aluminium(III) chloride
| ImageFile2 = Aluminium-trichloride-dimer-3D-balls.png
| ImageSize2 = 150px
| ImageName2 = Aluminium trichloride dimer
| IUPACName = aluminium chloride
| OtherNames = aluminium(III) chloride<br/>aluminum trichloride
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| UNII = LIF1N9568Y
| InChI = 1/Al.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}}
| ChEBI = 30114
| SMILES = Cl[Al](Cl)Cl
| InChIKey = VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-DFZHHIFOAR
| SMILES1 = Cl[Al-]1(Cl)[Cl+][Al-]([Cl+]1)(Cl)Cl
| SMILES1_Comment = [[dimer (chemistry)|dimer]]
| StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}
| StdInChI = 1S/Al.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
| StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}
| StdInChIKey = VSCWAEJMTAWNJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K
| CASNo = 7446-70-0
| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}
| CASNo_Comment = (anhydrous)
| CASNo1_Ref = {{cascite|changed|??}}
| CASNo1 = 10124-27-3
| CASNo1_Comment = (hydrate)
| CASNo2_Ref = {{cascite|changed|??}}
| CASNo2 = 7784-13-6
| CASNo2_Comment = (hexahydrate)
| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}
| ChemSpiderID=22445
| PubChem = 24012
| RTECS = BD0530000
| Gmelin = 1876
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Formula = AlCl<sub>3</sub>
| MolarMass = 133.341 g/mol (anhydrous)<br />241.432 g/mol (hexahydrate)<ref name=crc/>
| Appearance = white or pale yellow solid,<br />[[hygroscopic]]
| Density = 2.48 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (anhydrous)<br> 2.398 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (hexahydrate)<ref name=crc/>
| Solubility = 439 g/l (0 °C)<br />449 g/l (10 °C)<br />458 g/l (20 °C)<br />466 g/l (30 °C)<br />473 g/l (40 °C)<br />481 g/l (60 °C)<br />486 g/l (80 °C)<br />490 g/l (100 °C)
| SolubleOther = soluble in hydrogen chloride, ethanol, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride <br> slightly soluble in benzene
| MeltingPtC = 192.6
| MeltingPt_notes = <br> (anhydrous)<ref name=crc>{{RubberBible92nd|page=4.45}}</ref><br> {{convert|100|C|F K}}<br> (hexahydrate, dec.)<ref name=crc/>
| BoilingPtC = 180
| BoilingPt_notes = (sublimes)<ref name=crc/>
| pKa =
| Viscosity = 0.35 cP (197 °C)<br> 0.26 cP (237 °C)<ref name=chemister>[http://chemister.ru/Database/properties-en.php?dbid=1&id=353 Aluminum chloride] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505171053/http://chemister.ru/Database/properties-en.php?dbid=1&id=353 |date=2014-05-05 }}. Chemister.ru (2007-03-19). Retrieved on 2017-03-17.</ref>
| VaporPressure = 133.3 Pa (99 °C)<br> 13.3 kPa (151 °C)<ref name=chemister />
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|Section3={{Chembox Structure
| MolShape = Trigonal planar<br />([[monomer]]ic vapour)
| Coordination = Octahedral (solid)<br />Tetrahedral (liquid)
| CrystalStruct = [[Monoclinic]], [[Pearson symbol|mS16]]
| SpaceGroup = C12/m1, No. 12<ref name=str>{{cite journal|doi=10.1524/zkri.1935.90.1.237|title=Die Kristallstruktur der Aluminiumhalogenide II|journal=Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials|volume=90|year=1935|last1=Ketelaar|first1=J.Α.A.|issue=1–6|pages=237–255|s2cid=100796636}}</ref>
| LattConst_a =  0.591 nm
| LattConst_b = 0.591 nm
| LattConst_c =  1.752 nm<ref name=str/>
| UnitCellFormulas = 6
| UnitCellVolume =0.52996 nm<sup>3</sup>
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|Section5={{Chembox Thermochemistry
| DeltaHf = −704.2 kJ/mol<ref name=b92t>{{RubberBible92nd|page=5.5}}</ref>
| Entropy = 109.3 J/mol·K<ref name=b92t/>
| DeltaGf = -628.8 kJ/mol<ref name=b92t/>
| HeatCapacity = 91.1 J/mol·K<ref name=b92t/>
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|Section6={{Chembox Pharmacology
| ATCCode_prefix = D10
| ATCCode_suffix = AX01
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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards
| GHSPictograms = {{GHS05}}<ref name="sigma">{{Sigma-Aldrich|id=563919|name=Aluminum chloride|accessdate=2014-05-05}}</ref>{{GHS06}}
| GHSSignalWord = Danger
| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|314}}<ref name="sigma" />
| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|280|310|305+351+338}}<ref name="sigma" />
| NFPA-H = 3
| NFPA-F = 0
| NFPA-R = 2
| NFPA-S = 
| LD50 = ''anhydrous:'' <br> 380 mg/kg, rat (oral) <hr> ''hexahydrate:'' <br> 3311 mg/kg, rat (oral)
| IDLH = N.D.<ref name=PGCH>{{PGCH|0024}}</ref>
| PEL = none
| REL = 2 mg/m<sup>3</sup>
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|Section8={{Chembox Related
| OtherAnions = [[Aluminium fluoride]]<br />[[Aluminium bromide]]<br />[[Aluminium iodide]]
| OtherCations = [[Boron trichloride]]<br />[[Gallium trichloride]]<br />[[Indium(III) chloride]]<br />[[Magnesium chloride]]
| OtherFunction_label = [[Lewis acid]]s
| OtherFunction = [[Iron(III) chloride]]<br />[[Boron trifluoride]]
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'''Aluminium chloride''' (AlCl<sub>3</sub>), is a [[chemical compound]]. It is a white or yellow [[crystalline]] [[solid]]. It melts at a low [[temperature]]. It is made by reacting [[aluminium oxide]] with [[hydrochloric acid]]. The anhydrous (without [[water]]) form may be made by reacting [[aluminium]] and [[chlorine]]. It is used in the making of chemicals. It is also used in deodorants. It can cause slight irritation.

==Related pages==
*[[Calcium chloride]]
*[[Deodorant]]
*[[Sodium bromide]]

==Sources==
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{{Aluminium compounds}}


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[[Category:Chlorine compounds]]
[[Category:Aluminium compounds]]