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Antimony trichloride

Antimony trichloride
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Antimony trichloride
Systematic IUPAC name
Trichlorostibane
Other names
Antimony(III) chloride, Butter of antimony, Antimonous chloride, Stibous chloride, Trichlorostibine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard100.030.031EC Number
  • 233-047-2
KEGG
MeSHAntimony+trichloride
RTECS number
  • CC4900000
UNII
UN number1733
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Sb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: FAPDDOBMIUGHIN-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Sb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: FAPDDOBMIUGHIN-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • InChI=1/3ClH.Sb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: FAPDDOBMIUGHIN-DFZHHIFOAK
  • Cl[Sb](Cl)Cl
Properties Cl3SbMolar mass228.11 g·mol Appearance Colorless solid, very hygroscopicOdorSharp, pungent Density3.14 g/cm (25 °C)
2.51 g/cm (150 °C) Melting point73.4 °C (164.1 °F; 346.5 K) Boiling point223.5 °C (434.3 °F; 496.6 K) 601.1 g/100 ml (0 °C)
985.1 g/100 mL (25 °C)
1.357 kg/100 mL (40 °C) SolubilitySoluble in acetone, ethanol, CH2Cl2, phenyls, ether, dioxane, CS2, CCl4, CHCl3, cyclohexane, selenium(IV) oxychloride
Insoluble in pyridine, quinoline, organic bases Solubility in acetic acid143.9 g/100 g (0 °C)
205.8 g/100 g (10 °C)
440.5 g/100 g (25 °C)
693.7 g/100 g (45 °C) Solubility in acetone537.6 g/100 g (18 °C) Solubility in benzoyl chloride139.2 g/100 g (15 °C)
169.5 g/100 g (25 °C)
2.76 kg/100 g (70 °C) Solubility in hydrochloric acid20 °C:
8.954 g/ g (4.63% w/w)
8.576 g/ g (14.4% w/w)
7.898 g/ g (36.7% w/w) Solubility in p-Cymene69.5 g/100 g (−3.5 °C)
85.5 g/100 g (10 °C)
150 g/100 g (30 °C)
2.17 kg/100 g (70 °C) Vapor pressure13.33 Pa (18.1 °C)
0.15 kPa (50 °C)
2.6 kPa (100 °C) −86.7·10 cm/mol 1.46 Structure Orthorhombic 3.93 D (20 °C) Thermochemistry 183.3 J/mol·K 110.5 J/mol·K −381.2 kJ/mol −322.5 kJ/mol Hazards GHS labelling: DangerH314, H411P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
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0
1
Flash pointNon-flammable Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): 525 mg/kg (oral, rat) NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 0.5 mg/m (as Sb)
REL (Recommended)
TWA 0.5 mg/m (as Sb) Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 1224Related compounds
Other anions
Antimony trifluoride
Antimony tribromide
Antimony triiodide
Other cations
Nitrogen trichloride
Phosphorus trichloride
Arsenic trichloride
Bismuth chloride
Related compounds
Antimony pentachloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Antimony trichloride is the chemical compound with the formula SbCl3. It is a soft colorless solid with a pungent odor and was known to alchemists as butter of antimony.

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