Nomenclature
CAS number: 7787-60-2
Trichlorobismuthine; bismuth trichloride.
BiCl
3; mol wt 315.34.
Bi 66.27%, Cl 33.73%.
Description and references
Prepn from the elements: Schenk in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry vol. 1, G. Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd
ed., 1963) p 621.
Properties
White to yellowish, deliquesc crystals; HCl odor.
d 4.75. mp ≈230°. Sublimes at about 430°.
bp 447°. Dec by
water or aq alc into BiOCl; sol in HCl, HNO3, abs alcohol,
acetone, ethyl acetate. Keep tightly closed.Use
In the manuf of other bismuth salts; as catalyst
for organic reactions.