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Aluminum chloride hexahydrate, Reagent Grade, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Description
Pharmaceutical preparations of aluminum chloride hexahydrate are used to treat hyperhidrosis, a condition involving excessive sweating. It is also employed in deodorants, antiperspirant preparations, dyeing fabrics, refining crude oil, textile finishing, manufacturing parchment paper, preserving the wood and disinfecting stables. It also finds use as a reagent in organic synthesis. Aluminum chloride hexahydrate is also useful in water treatment process, medicine and cosmetic products.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Specifications
| Melting Point | 100°C (decomposition) |
| Color | White |
| Physical Form | Crystals |
| Quantity | 2 kg |
| Solubility Information | Highly soluble in water. Soluble in alcohol,ether,glycerol,propylene glycol and acetonitrile. |
| IUPAC Name | aluminium(3+) hexahydrate trichloride |
| Formula Weight | 241.43 (133.34 Anhydrous) |
| Grade | Reagent |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Density | 2.398 |
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