General description
Iron(III) chloride is a mild oxidizing agent. It is widely employed as a Lewis acid in organic synthesis. On crystallization with water, it forms hydrates. It can be prepared by passing chlorine over scrap iron at approximately 650°C.
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Application
Iron(III) chloride may be used for the polymerization of pyrrole and for the preparation of the phenanthrene ring. It is widely employed for the following reactions:
- polymerizations
- oxidations
- oxidative couplings
- reductions
- C−C bond formation
- Ferrier rearrangement
- one-pot multicomponent condensations
- Friedel-Crafts reactions
- cyclization′s
- glycosidation
- Prins-type cyclisation
core: iron. greener alternative product characteristics: Catalysis
Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.. concentration: 45% (FeCl3). greener alternative category: , Aligned. SMILES string: Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl. InChI: 1S/3ClH.Fe/h3*1H. /q. . . +3/p-3. InChI key: RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA-K. Pictograms: GHS05. Signal Word: Danger. Hazard Statements: H290 - H315 - H318. Precautionary Statements: P234 - P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313. Hazard Classifications: 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.
- UPC:
- 12164303
- Condition:
- New
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- 12322-2.5L
- CAS:
- 7705-08-0
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