Ferric Chloride, MP Biomedicals

Description

• Ferric Chloride is used in photoengraving, photography, the manufacture of pigments and ink, the chlorination of silver and copper ores, and as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles
• It is also utilized in the synthesis of organic compounds
• FeCl3 is used in the Mayer's tannic acid/ferric chloride method for staining tissue and their observation by light microscopy
• Studies of iron uptake and of apoptosis in cultured cells have utilized FeCl3 as an iron source
• The vapor-phase co-reductions with other metal halides by hydrogen results in finely divided intermetallics with applications as structural materials or compounds with useful thermoelectric, magnetic, and oxidation-resitance properties

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 7705-08-0
• Molecular Formula: Cl3Fe
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 162.20
• MDL Number: MFCD00011005
• InChI Key: RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA-K
• Synonym: Chlorure Perrique, Iron (III) Chloride, Iron Trichloride, Perchlorure de Fer, Molysite, Ferric chloride
• IUPAC Name: iron(3+) trichloride
• SMILES: [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Fe+3]

• Boiling Point: 315°C (literature)
• Melting Point: 306°C (literature)
• Color: Black
• Physical Form: Powder
• Quantity: 100 g
• Linear Formula: FeCl3
• Solubility Information: Soluble in water.
• Formula Weight: 162.2
• Chemical Name or Material: FERRIC CHLORIDE

Safety and Handling

Recommended Storage

Room Temperature, desiccate, store under nitrogen