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224839

Bismuth(III) chloride

reagent grade, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

Bismuth trichloride, Trichlorobismuth

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BiCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
315.34
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
232-123-2
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98%
Grade:
reagent grade
Form:
powder, chunks or granules
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grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

assay

≥98%

form

powder, chunks or granules

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: bismuth

bp

447 °C (lit.)

mp

230-232 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Bi](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/Bi.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3

InChI key

JHXKRIRFYBPWGE-UHFFFAOYSA-K

General description

Bismuth(III) chloride is an inorganic salt that can be prepared by the reaction of bismuth with chlorine.

Application

Bismuth(III) chloride may be used as a catalyst in the following processes:
  • Alcoholysis, acetolysis and hydrolysis of epoxides to form the corresponding β-alkoxy and β-acetoxy alcohols and diols.
  • Preparation of thiiranes from oxiranes using ammonium thiocyanate.
  • Three component coupling of carbonyl compound, amine and dialkyl phosphite to form α-amino phosphonates.
  • Allylation of secondary benzyl alcohols with allyltrimethylsilane.
  • [4 + 2] cycloaddition between dienes and α-carbonyl ethylenic dienophiles.



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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Bismuth (III) chloride-catalyzed direct deoxygenative allylation of substituted benzylic alcohols with allyltrimethylsilane
De SK & Gibbs RA.
Tetrahedron Letters, 46(48), 8345-8350 (2005)
Daintith J
The facts on file dictionary of chemistry, 28-28 (2014)
Bismuth (III) chloride (BiCl3)-An efficient catalyst for mild, regio-and stereoselective cleavage of epoxides with alcohols, acetic Acid and water.
Mohammadpoor-Baltork I.
Synthetic Communications, 30(13), 2365-2374 (2000)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
224839-100G04061838779250
224839-25G04061838779267
224839-500G04061838779274