Aluminium trichloride

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Aluminium trichloride
IUPAC name: trichloroalumane Synonyms: aluminium chloride, Formula: AlCl3
Uses:	catalyst, astringent
Properties:	pyrophoric Lewis acid
Hazards:	spontaneously ignites in air
Mass (g/mol): CAS #: 133.340538 79156-75-5

Aluminium trichloride, AlCl₃, is an important industrial chemical catalyst, especially for polymerization reactions. It is a pyrophoric Lewis acid chemical compound which instantly ignites when it is exposed to air. It is a highly reactive compound that can also be used as a chemical promoter in chelation-controlled reactions. It is also an astringent, used medically for athlete's foot hyperhidrosis therapy.^[1]

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