558. Ammonium Tetrachloroaluminate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 7784-14-7
Aluminum ammonium chloride; ammonium chloroaluminate.
AlCl4H4N; mol wt 186.83.
Al 14.44%, Cl 75.90%, H 2.16%, N 7.50%.
NH4AlCl4.

Description and references

Prepn from AlCl3 and NH4Cl: Friedman, Taube, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 72, 2236 (1950).

Properties

mp 304°. Sol in water and ether.

Use

In the processing of furs.