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Iron(III) chloride
anhydrous, powder, ≥99.99% trace metals basis
Synonym(s):
Ferric chloride, Iron trichloride, Molysite
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Linear Formula:
FeCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
162.20
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-729-4
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.99% trace metals basis
Grade:
anhydrous
Form:
powder
grade
anhydrous
vapor density
5.61 (vs air)
vapor pressure
1 mmHg ( 194 °C)
assay
≥99.99% trace metals basis
form
powder
reaction suitability
core: iron, reagent type: catalyst
greener alternative product characteristics
Catalysis
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impurities
≤100.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis
mp
304 °C (lit.)
greener alternative category
, Aligned
SMILES string
Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl
InChI
1S/3ClH.Fe/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChI key
RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA-K
General description
Iron(III) chloride is brownish to black crystalline solid that is highly soluble in water. As a moderately strong Lewis acid, it highly reactive with bases and capable of forming complex ions. It is widely used as a iron precursor in the field of catalysis, solar cells and batteries.
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Application
Iron(III) chloride can be used:
- As a precursor to fabricate nano-sized Fe-N-C catalysts for proton exchange membrane(PEM) fuel cells. FeCl3 iron precursor, helps to achieve the lowest charge transfer resistance and high peak power density.
- As an oxidant to prepare FeOCl@PPy cathode materials for Li-ion batteries with good cycling stability.
- As a precursor to fabricate amorphous multifunctional am-Fe–Bi/NF electrode for rechargeable Zinc-air batteries.
- To synthesize Fe3O4@nanocellulose/TiCl nano fillers for dye-sensitized solar cells to reduce the crystallinity of the polymer.
The vapor-phase co-reductions with other metal halides by hydrogen results in finely divided intermetallics with applications as structural materials or compounds with useful thermoelectric, magnetic, and oxidation-resitance properties.
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves
Storage Class
13 - Non Combustible Solids
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