aluminium chloride

noun

AlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminium.

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Meanings

nounaluminium chloride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminium.
  2. uncountablechemistryAlCl₃, the aluminium salt of hydrochloric acid; forms the covalent dimer Al₂Cl₆ when melted; it has very many industrial applications, including that of a catalyst in Friedel-Crafts reactions.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst

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Broader
chloride

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Translations

Finnish alumiinikloridi
  • alumiinikloridiAlCl3
Hungarian alumínium-klorid
  • alumínium-kloridAlCl3
Italian cloruro di alluminio
  • cloruro di alluminioAlCl3
Romanian clorură de aluminiu
  • clorură de aluminiuAlCl
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APA

aluminium chloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminium%20chloride

MLA

“aluminium chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminium%20chloride. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aluminium chloride,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminium%20chloride.

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