Aluminum (I) chloride

Structural formula
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General
Surname	Aluminum (I) chloride
other names	Aluminum monochloride
Molecular formula	AlCl
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	5359282
Wikidata	Q2047876
properties
Molar mass	62.43 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Aluminum (I) chloride is an inorganic chemical compound of aluminum from the group of chlorides .

Occurrence

Aluminum (I) chloride was also detected in the carbon star IRC + 10216 .

Extraction and presentation

Aluminum (I) chloride can be obtained by reacting aluminum with hydrogen chloride at temperatures around 1000 ° C. If the resulting aluminum (I) chloride vapor is introduced into a cold solvent such as benzene , the compound can be stored for some time.

properties

Aluminum (I) chloride is an unstable chemical compound. It does not exist as a solid because it disproportionates immediately and disintegrates into aluminum and aluminum (III) chloride .

use

Aluminum (I) chloride can be used to produce aluminum suborganyl compounds (such as aluminum monochloride etherate).

It is also used as an intermediate in the manufacture and purification of aluminum from ores such as bauxite .

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {Al_ {2} O_ {3} +3 \ C + Cl_ {2} \ longrightarrow 2 \ AlCl + 3 \ CO}}

{\ displaystyle \ mathrm {AlCl_ {3} +2 \ Al \ leftrightharpoons 3 \ AlCl}}

Individual evidence

↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
^ Institut de Radioastronomie Millimetrique: Metals in IRC + 10216 - Detection of NaCl, AlCl, and KCl, and tentative detection , Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 183, No. 1, Sept. 1987, pp. L10-L12, bibcode : 1987A & A. ..183L..10C .
^ ^A ^b Charles E. Mortimer, Ulrich Müller, Johannes Beck: Chemistry: The basic knowledge of chemistry . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-13-171331-3 , p. 475 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Christoph Elschenbroich: Organometallchemie . Springer, 2008, ISBN 3-8351-0167-6 , pp. 120 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Geoff Bearne, Marc Dupuis, Gary Tarcy: Essential Readings in Light Metals, Aluminum Reduction Technology . John Wiley & Sons, 2013, ISBN 1-118-64780-7 , pp. 1067 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[NV-1] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[Detection_of_NaCl,_AlCl,_and_KCl,_and_tentative_detection-2] Institut de Radioastronomie Millimetrique: Metals in IRC + 10216 - Detection of NaCl, AlCl, and KCl, and tentative detection , Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 183, No. 1, Sept. 1987, pp. L10-L12, bibcode : 1987A & A. ..183L..10C .

[Charles_E._Mortimer,_Ulrich_Müller,_Johannes_Beck-3] A ^b Charles E. Mortimer, Ulrich Müller, Johannes Beck: Chemistry: The basic knowledge of chemistry . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-13-171331-3 , p. 475 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Christoph_Elschenbroich-4] Christoph Elschenbroich: Organometallchemie . Springer, 2008, ISBN 3-8351-0167-6 , pp. 120 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Geoff_Bearne,_Marc_Dupuis,_Gary_Tarcy-5] Geoff Bearne, Marc Dupuis, Gary Tarcy: Essential Readings in Light Metals, Aluminum Reduction Technology . John Wiley & Sons, 2013, ISBN 1-118-64780-7 , pp. 1067 ( limited preview in Google Book search).