Nomenclature
CAS number: 7784-16-9
Aluminum sodium chloride; sodium chloroaluminate.
AlCl
4Na; mol wt 191.78.
Al 14.07%, Cl 73.95%, Na 11.99%.
AlCl
3.NaCl.
Description and references
Prepn: Gmelins, Aluminum (8th ed.) 35B, p 376 (1934); Good, Batha, US 2867499 (1959 to Olin Mathieson).
Properties
Yellowish powder. Sol in water.Use
Catalyst for organic reactions.