Product name:

Iron(III) chloride

Alias:

ferric chloride anhydrous; Iron (III) chloride anhydrous; Ironchlorideanhydrous; iron trichloride; Ferric trichloride; Ferric chloride; Ferric chloride, anhydrous; Iron chloride

English name:

Iron(III) chloride

Alias:

ferric chloride anhydrous; Iron (III) chloride anhydrous; Ironchlorideanhydrous; iron trichloride; Ferric trichloride; Ferric chloride; Ferric chloride, anhydrous; Iron chloride

CAS RN:

7705-08-0;12040-57-2

EINECS No.:

231-729-4

Molecular formula:

FeCl₃

Molecular weight:

162.21

InChI：

InChI=1/3ClH.Fe/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

Molecular structure:

Melting point:

304℃

Boiling point:

100°C at 760 mmHg

Solubility:

920 g/L (20℃)

Vapor pressure:

24.5mmHg at 25°C

Properties:

Properties: black brown hexagonal ctystal.
Melting point: 306℃
Relative density: 2.898
Solubility: easily soluble in water, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, acetone and diethyl ether, soluble in sulfur dioxide liquid, phosphorus tribromide, phosphorus oxychloride, ethylamine and aniline, slightly soluble in carbon disulfide, insoluble in glycerin.

Uses:

As water treatment agent, mordant, catalyst, and chlorinating agent. It can be used in water purification, pigment, dyestuff, drug, and other fields.