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|  Formula = FeCl<sub>3</sub>
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|  MolarMass = 162.20 g/mol (anhydrous)
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'''Iron(III) chloride''', FeCl<sub>3</sub>, also known as '''ferric chloride''', is [[commodity chemical]]. As the hydrated salt (nominally a hexahydrate, FeCl<sub>3</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O), it is used in water purification and as an etchant for printed circuit boards. The anhydrous compound is a moderately strong [[Lewis acid]] and is used in organic synthesis.
 
'''Iron(III) chloride''', FeCl<sub>3</sub>, also known as '''ferric chloride''', is [[commodity chemical]]. As the hydrated salt (nominally a hexahydrate, FeCl<sub>3</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O), it is used in water purification and as an etchant for printed circuit boards. The anhydrous compound is a moderately strong [[Lewis acid]] and is used in organic synthesis.
  

Revision as of 20:21, 18 September 2010

Iron(III) chloride (anhydrous)
IUPAC name iron(III) chloride
Other names iron trichloride
molysite
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/Fe.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
Standard InChI InChI=1S/Fe.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
CAS number [7705-08-0]
EC number 231-729-4
RTECS LJ9100000
Properties[1]
Chemical formula FeCl3
Molar mass 162.20 g/mol (anhydrous)
Appearance dark brown solid, hygroscopic
Density 2.898 g/cm3
Melting point

306 °C

Boiling point

315 °C decomp.

Solubility in water 74.4 g/100 ml (0 °C)
535.7 g/100 ml (100 °C)
Structure[2]
Coordination geometry Octahedral (Fe3+)
Hazards
Material safety data sheet (MSDS) ICSC 1499
EU index number not listed
Related compounds
Other anions Iron(III) fluoride
Iron(III) bromide
Other cations Iron(II) chloride
Ruthenium(III) chloride
Osmium(III) chloride
Other Lewis acids Aluminium chloride
Boron trifluoride
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Iron(III) chloride, FeCl3, also known as ferric chloride, is commodity chemical. As the hydrated salt (nominally a hexahydrate, FeCl3·6H2O), it is used in water purification and as an etchant for printed circuit boards. The anhydrous compound is a moderately strong Lewis acid and is used in organic synthesis.

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. ↑ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-108. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.
  2. ↑ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; p 1259. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.

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