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Chemical Compoundsmessages.181ferric chloride (liquid)
ferric chloride (liquid)
Other commercial names
Iron(III) chloride, Iron trichloride, Ferric chloride, Molysite, Flores martis
Chemical formula
FeCl3
Product type
Industrial
Interactions
In the laboratory, Ferric chloride is usually used as a Lewis acid to catalyze reactions such as chlorination of aromatic compounds and Friedel–Crafts reactions of aromatics. Iron(III) chloride (FeCl3 ) has less power than aluminum chloride (AlCl3), but in some cases, this lower power leads to higher yields, for example in alkaline benzene.
Production Process
It is manufactured industrially by the reaction of dry chlorine with scrap iron at a temperature of 500 to 700 degrees Celsius. This process is known as direct chlorination
storage
Ferric chloride containers should be made either of plastic / acid resistant plastic, or should have inner coating of plastic / acid resistant plastic. They also should be moisture resistance and be invulnerable to air and moisture.
molecular mass
162.2 g/mol (anhydrous)
270.3 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Density
2.898 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
1.82 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
melting point
306 °C (anhydrous)
37 °C (hexahydrate)
Boiling point
315 °C (anhydrous decomp)
280 °C (hexahydrate decomp)
Solubility in water
74.4 g/100 mL (0( °C
92 g/100 mL (hexahydrate 20 °C)
Crystal structure
hexagonal crystal family
Coordination geometry
Octahedral
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