Cerium(III) chloride, ultra dry, 99.9% (REO)

Product Code.	Quantity	unitSize
11405050	100 g	100g
11343867	5 g	5g
11333867	25 g	25g

Product Code. 11405050 Supplier Thermo Scientific Alfa Aesar Supplier No. 035688.22

Description

CAS: 7790-86-5 | CeCl3 | 246.466 g/mol

Cerium(III) chloride is used in incandescent gas mantles, spectrography and polymerization of olefins. It acts as a Lewis acid and used in Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions in organic synthesis. It is used as a precursor for the preparation of other cerium salts, such as cerium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate.

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Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 7790-86-5
• Molecular Formula: CeCl3
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 246.466
• MDL Number: MFCD00010929
• InChI Key: VYLVYHXQOHJDJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K
• Synonym: cerium iii chloride, cerous chloride, cerium iii chloride, anhydrous, cerium-144 chloride, cerium chloride generic, cerium-chloride, cerium chloride octahydrate, cerous iii-chloride
• PubChem CID: 24636
• ChEBI: CHEBI:35458
• IUPAC Name: cerium(3+);trichloride
• SMILES: [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Ce+3]

• Boiling Point: 1727°C
• Melting Point: 848°C
• Color: White
• Physical Form: Crystalline
• Quantity: 100 g
• Assay Percent Range: 99.9%
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water,ethanol,acids and acetone.
• Formula Weight: 246.48
• Odor: Odorless
• Sensitivity: Hygroscopic
• Appearance: White crystalline beads
• Density: 3.92
• Chemical Name or Material: Cerium(III) chloride

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