Substance

ID:172807

Names and Identifiers
IUPAC name
trichloroiron
IUPAC Traditional name
ferric chloride
Synonyms
Ferric chlorideMolysiteFlores martisIron(III) chloride
Registration numbers
CAS Number
7705-08-0
PubChem CID
24380
Chemspider ID
22792
CHEBI ID
30808
Wikipedia Title
Iron(III)_chloride
Properties
Physical Property
Boiling Point
315 °C (anhydrous, decomp)
280 °C (hexahydrate, decomp) (partial decomposition to FeCl2 + Cl2)
Solubility
74.4 g/100 mL (0 °C)
92 g/100 mL (hexahydrate, 20 °C) in water
63 g/100 ml (18 °C)
highly soluble
83 g/100 ml
highly soluble in acetone
Methanol
Ethanol
Diethyl ether
Viscosity
40% solution: 12 cP
Density
2.898 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
1.82 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Odor
slight HCl
Flash Point
non-flammable
Apperance
green-black by reflected light; purple-red by transmitted light
hexahydrate: yellow solid
aq. solutions: brown
Melting Point
306 °C (anhydrous)
37 °C (hexahydrate)
Safety Information
GHS Signal Word
DANGER
NFPA704
NFPA 704 diagram
0
2
0
RTECS
LJ9100000
UN Number
1773 (anhydrous)
2582 (aq. soln.)
GHS Pictograms
GHS07 : Acute Tox. 4 (oral)
GHS05 : Corr. Met. 1; Skin Corr. 1C; Eye Dam. 1
EU Index
listed
GHS Precautionary statements
234,260,264,270,273,280,301+312,301+330+331,303+361+353,363,304+340,310,321,305+351+338,390,405,406,501
GHS Hazard statements
290,302,314,318
Molecule Details
Molecular Spectra
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