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ferric chloride
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chemical compound
OverviewAI-generated
Ferric chloride, also referred to as iron(3+) trichloride, is a chemical compound with the formula FeCl₃. It has a mass of 160.841 and a density of 2.8. The substance melts at 306 and boils at 315. Its canonical SMILES notation is Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl.
According to PubChem data, the compound has a weight of 162.20 and a topological polar surface area of 0. It contains zero hydrogen bond donors and three hydrogen bond acceptors, with a charge of 0. The NIOSH Pocket Guide ID for this substance is 0346.
A PubMed search for ferric chloride yields a count of 3538 entries. The subject is referenced by 493 other encyclopedia articles.
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Vinony's link graph records 493 inbound references to ferric chloride, and connects out to catalysis, molar mass and solubility.
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Vinony links it to 46 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- Cl3Fe
- Molecular weight
- 162.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- iron(3+) trichloride
- SMILES
- [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Fe+3]
- InChIKey
- RBTARNINKXHZNM-UHFFFAOYSA-K
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
3,538 papersvia PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chloride
- Mass
- 160.841
- Image
- Chlorid železitý.PNG
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- Commons category
- Iron(III) chloride
- canonical SMILES
- Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0346
- chemical formula
- FeCl₃
- density
- 2.8
- melting point
- 306
- boiling point
- 315
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Encyclopedic overview
Names
IUPAC names Iron(III) chloride Iron trichloride
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ferric chloride” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.