Diethyl aluminum chloride

Structural formula
General
Surname	Diethyl aluminum chloride
other names	DEAC Diethyl aluminum monochloride Chlorodiethylaluminum
Molecular formula	C 4 H 10 AlCl
Brief description	colorless and odorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 96-10-6 EC number 202-477-2 ECHA InfoCard 100.002.253 PubChem 7277 Wikidata Q413029
properties
Molar mass	120.56 g · mol -1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.97 g cm −3
Melting point	−74 ° C
boiling point	208 ° C
Vapor pressure	31 Pa (20 ° C)
solubility	violent decomposition in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger H and P phrases H: 250-260-314 EUH: 014 P: 231 + 232-280-302 + 334-310-370 + 378-402 + 404-501
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Diethyl aluminum chloride is an organometallic compound of aluminum . It is used as a catalyst in the manufacture of chemical products.

use

Diethylaluminum chloride is used as a catalyst in Ziegler-Natta polymerization processes of vinylene , alkenes and dienes as well as linear oligomerizations and cyclizations of unsaturated hydrocarbons . It is also used as a catalyst in alkylation (see also Friedel-Crafts alkylation ). It is also used as an intermediate in the production of other chemicals.

safety instructions

Diethylaluminum chloride ignites spontaneously in air.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Entry on diethylaluminum chloride in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on July 23, 2016(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet: Diethylaluminium chloride , June 2001.