Aluminum chloride hexahydrate, 99.5% (titration), Reagent Plus Certified®

Aluminum chloride hexahydrate, 99.5% (titration), Reagent Plus Certified®

Research Use only: Not intended for animal or human diagnostic or therapeutic use.

Beilstein Number

IUPAC name

Trichloroalumane hexahydrate

Boiling point

°C  

MDL Number

MFCD00149134

CAS Number

7784-13-6

Melting point

100°C  

Density

2.398

Lin formula

AlCl3·6H2O

EINES Number

231-208-1

Mol Formula

AlCl3H12O6

Flash point

°C

Molecular weight

241.43

Refractive index

Solubility

highly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol, ether, glycerol, propylene glycol and acetonitrile

Synonym(s)

231-208-1; 7784-13-6; AlCl3·6H2O; AlCl3H12O6; Aluminum chloride 6-hydrate; Aluminum chloride hexahydrate; Aluminum chloride 6-hydrate; Aluminum trichloride 6-hydrate; Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate; Aluminum(III) chloride hexahydrate; Hydrochloric acid aluminum salt hexahydrate; MFCD00149134; Trichloroalumane hexahydrate;

Actual Certificate of Analysis

Part No. (SKU) 2312081-2N5RPC

Lot No. (MPN) 0915221702CL  

HTS Code (MPN) 2827.32.0000

Appearance white to light yellow fine deliquescent crystalline; Assay (AgNO3 titration) 99.5%; Ammonium (NH4) 0.01%; Calcium (Ca) 0.01%; Identification conforms; Magnesium (Mg) 0.01%; pH (5% solution at 20°C) 2.5; Potassium (K) 0.01%; Sodium (Na) 0.01%; Sulfate (SO4) 0.01% 

Applications

Used to treat hyperhidrosis, a condition involving excessive sweating. It is also employed in deodorants, antiperspirant preparations, dyeing fabrics, refining crude oil, textile finishing, manufacturing parchment paper, preserving the wood and disinfecting stables. It also finds use as a reagent in organic synthesis. Also, useful in water treatment process, medicine and cosmetic products.

GHS (Accordance with 29 CFR 1910, OSHA HCS)

Pictogram

Corrosive

Hazard statement(s)

Danger! Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read (SDS) and understood.

NFPA RATING (National Fire Protection Association)

Health

2

Flammability

0

Instability

0

Special hazard

Storage

Corrosive

TRANSPORTION INFORMATION

US DOT

UN number: 1759 Class: 8 Packing group: II Proper shipping name: Corrosive solids, n.o.s.

Exemptions

§ 173.154 Exceptions for Class 8 (corrosive materials).

(a) General. Exceptions for hazardous materials shipments in the following paragraphs are permitted only if this section is referenced for the specific hazardous material in the § 172.101 table of this subchapter.

(b) Limited quantities. Limited quantities of corrosive material (Class 8) in Packing Groups II and III are excepted from labeling requirements, unless the material is offered for transportation or transported by aircraft and are excepted from the specification packaging requirements of this subchapter when packaged in combination packaging’s according to this paragraph. For transportation by aircraft, the package must also conform to the applicable requirements of § 173.27 of this part (e.g., authorized materials, inner packaging quantity limits and closure securement) and only hazardous material authorized aboard passenger-carrying aircraft may be transported as a limited quantity. A limited quantity package that conforms to the provisions of this section is not subject to the shipping paper requirements of subpart C of part 172 of this subchapter, unless the material meets the definition of a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, marine pollutant, or is offered for transportation and transported by aircraft or vessel and is eligible for the exceptions provided in § 173.156 of this part. In addition, shipments of limited quantities are not subject to subpart F (Placarding) of part 172 of this subchapter. Each package must conform to the packaging requirements of subpart B of this part and may not exceed 30 kg (66 pounds) gross weight. Except for transportation by aircraft, the following combination packaging’s are authorized:

(1) For corrosive materials in Packing Group II, inner packaging’s not over 1.0 L (0.3 gallon) net capacity each for liquids or not over 1.0 kg (2.2 pounds) net capacity each for solids, packed in a strong outer packaging.

(2) For corrosive materials in Packing Group III, inner packaging’s not over 5.0 L (1.3 gallons) net capacity each for liquids or not over 5.0 kg (11 lbs.) net capacity each for solids, packed in a strong outer packaging.