
Chemical Formula: AlCl₃ (can be anhydrous or hexahydrate)
Anhydrous: White to yellowish crystals or powder
Hexahydrate: White to pale yellow crystalline solid
Odor: Slight hydrochloric acid odor (especially in moist air)
Molecular Weight: 133.34 g/mol (anhydrous)
Anhydrous: 2.44 g/cm³
Hexahydrate: 2.398 g/cm³
Anhydrous: 190 °C (sublimes)
Hexahydrate: Decomposes
Anhydrous: Reacts violently with water
Hexahydrate: Very soluble in water
Corrosive: Corrosive