FERRIC CHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 7705-08-0

FERRIC CHLORIDE
EINECS NO. 231-729-4
FORMULA FeCl3
MOL WT. 162.24

HS CODE

 2827.39.5500
TOXICITY Oral, rat: LD50: 450 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Iron trichloride; Iron(III) chloride; Iron chloride; Ferric chloride;
Flores martis; Iron sesquichloride; Chlorure ferrique; Chlorure perrique; Iron trichloride; Perchlorure de fer; Other RN: 12178-83-5, 130622-20-7
SMILES [Fe](Cl)(Cl)Cl

CLASSIFICATION

Water Treatment, Metal Surface Treatment, Catalyst,

EXTRA NOTES

 UN1773 [Corrosive] anhydrous
UN2582 [Corrosive] solution
EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 034901

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (40%)
PHYSICAL STATE dark gray to brown liquid
MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT 230 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.42 - 1.44
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Miscible
SOLVENT SOLUBILITY Readily soluble in alcohol, ether
pH  
VISCOSITY 12 cps

AUTOIGNITION

 
NFPA RATINGS Health: 3; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Material Safety Data Sheet

Google Scholar Search

http://www.reciprocalnet.org/
Ferric chloride is a corrosive chemical, thus, it is used to deodorize sewage and industrial waste by partially reducing to ferrous chloride. It is also employed as an engraving reagent on metal surfaces. Other applications include its use as a flocculating agent in water treatment. Ferric chloride is a hazardous chemical that irritates the skin and eyes and is toxic if ingested, however it can be used as a reagent in pharmaceutical preparations.

Local: Flocculating Agent For Water Treatment, Etching Agent For Metal Surface Treatment, Disinfectant

Application: Used as a mild oxidant for phenol to quinone (phenolic coupling), dimerizing aryllithiumsand ketone enolates; also used as mild Lewis acid to catalyzes enereactions, Nazarov cyclizations, Primary and secondary amines add to acrylates,  Friedel-Crafts acylation, andacetonations. FeCl3 in ether converts epoxides to chlorohydrins. Used in Deprotecting Group Chemistry (Deprotection of a benzyl ether, Deprotection of a silyl ether)
SALES SPECIFICATION

SOLUTION

APPEARANCE

Dark brown liquid
FeCl3 37.0 - 42.0%
FeCl2

0.25% max
HCI

0.3% max
INSOLUBLES 1.5% max

ANHYDROUS SOLID
FeCl3 96.0% max
FeCl2 2.0%
As

0.002% max
Pb

0.004% max
INSOLUBLES 1.5% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 50kgs, 280kgs in drum,
HAZARD CLASS 8
UN NO. 2582
SAFETY INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: C, Risk Phrases: 22-34, Safety Phrases: 26-28



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