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Iron(III) chloride

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reagent grade, 97%

Synonym(s):

Ferric chloride, Iron trichloride, Molysite

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Linear Formula:
FeCl3
CAS Number:
7705-08-0
Molecular Weight:
162.20
EC Number:
231-729-4
MDL number:
MFCD00011005
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329750852
NACRES:
NA.21
Assay:
97%
Grade:
reagent grade
Form:
powder

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grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

vapor density

5.61 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 194 °C)

Assay

97%

form

powder

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304 °C (lit.)

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Aligned,

SMILES string

Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/3ClH.Fe/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

InChI key

RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

Iron(III) chloride is a mild oxidizing agent and participates in various carbon-carbon-bond forming reactions. On crystallization with water, it forms hydrates. It can be prepared by reacting chlorine with the scrap iron at approximately 650°C.
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Application

Iron(III) chloride (Ferric Chloride, FeCl3) has been used as a surface modulator for the characterization of wines by fingerprinting technology. It has been used for the quantitative estimation of sulfide in various biological samples.
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.

Pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H302,H315,H318

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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"Iron (III) chloride-based mild synthesis of phenanthrene and its application to total synthesis of phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids"
Wang L-K, et al.
Tetrahedron, 64(32), 7504-7510 (2008)
Novel non-specific liquid fingerprint technology for wine analysis: a feasibility study.
Siivonen JJ, et al.
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 20(2), 172-177 (2014)
"Iron (III) chloride-catalyzed convenient one-pot synthesis of homoallyl benzyl ethers starting from aldehydes"
Watahiki T, et al.
Organic Letters, 5(17), 3045-3048 (2003)
Kristina L Modjeski et al.
PloS one, 11(9), e0160638-e0160638 (2016-09-16)
Thrombosis-associated pathologies, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Because platelets are necessary for hemostasis and thrombosis, platelet directed therapies must balance inhibiting platelet function with bleeding risk. Glutamate receptor interacting protein 1
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Cell death & disease, 10(9), 624-624 (2019-08-20)
Recent findings demonstrate that aberrant downregulation of the iron-exporter protein, ferroportin (FPN1), is associated with poor prognosis and osteoclast differentiation in multiple myeloma (MM). Here, we show that FPN1 was downregulated in MM and that clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic
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