Product name

Iron(III) chloride

Alias

ferric chloride anhydrous; Iron (III) chloride anhydrous; Ironchlorideanhydrous; iron trichloride; Ferric trichloride; Ferric chloride; Ferric chloride, anhydrous; Iron chloride

CAS RN

7705-08-0;12040-57-2

EINECS #

231-729-4

Molecular formula

FeCl₃

Molecular weight

162.21

Dangerous mark

 Xn:Harmful

Risk term

R22; R38; R41;

Safety term

S26; S39;

Pysico-chemical property

appearance black brown crystal 
melting point 306℃ 
relative density 2.898 
solubility easily soluble in water, Methyl alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Acetone and diethyl ether; soluble in liquid sulfur dioxide, phosphorus tribromide, phosphorus oxychloride, ethylamine, phenylamine; lightly soluble in carbon disulfide

Uses

As water treatment agent, mordant, catalyst, chlorinating agent; in manufacturing or other molysite; mainly applied in water purification; also applied in printing, pigment, dyeing and medical industry