9260. Thallium Chloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 7791-12-0
Thallous chloride.
ClTl; mol wt 239.84.
Cl 14.78%, Tl 85.22%.
TlCl.

Properties

White, cryst powder. Poisonous. d 7.0. mp 430°. Sol in 260 parts cold water, 70 parts boiling water. Insol in alcohol. HCl decreases its soly in water.

Use

As catalyst in chlorinations.