Ferric chloride
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
7705-08-0
[ Name ]:
Ferric chloride
[Synonym ]:
Iron(III) chloride
Ferric chloride
MFCD00011005
EINECS 231-729-4
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
2.8
[ Boiling Point ]:
316ºC
[ Melting Point ]:
304ºC
[ Molecular Formula ]:
Cl3Fe
[ Molecular Weight ]:
162.204
[ Flash Point ]:
316ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
160.841507
[ LogP ]:
2.40350
[ Vapour density ]:
5.61 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
1 mm Hg ( 194 °C)
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Very sensitive to moisture. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents; forms explosive mixtures with sodium, potassium. Hygroscopic.
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- LJ9100000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Ferric chloride
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7705-08-0
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 24
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- Cl3-Fe
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 162.20
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- FE G3
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 450 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 895 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 58 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 7728 mg/kg/30W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - fluid intake Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - true cholinesterase
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intratesticular
- DOSE :
- 12976 ug/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- male 1 day(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravaginal
- DOSE :
- 29 mg/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 1 day(s) pre-mating
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Phage inhibition capacity
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Bacteria - Escherichia coli
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 41 ng/well
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 260,349,1991 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,138,1971 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg(Fe)/m3;STEL 2 mg(Fe)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 33160 No. of Facilities: 3137 (estimated) No. of Industries: 51 No. of Occupations: 37 No. of Employees: 27934 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X6846 No. of Facilities: 39 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 39 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 33160 No. of Facilities: 5021 (estimated) No. of Industries: 70 No. of Occupations: 79 No. of Employees: 108492 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 52117 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS05, GHS09
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H290-H315-H318-H411
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P273-P280-P305 + P351 + P338
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn:Harmful
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R38;R41
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S39
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1773
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
LJ9100000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
8
[ HS Code ]:
2827399000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2827399000
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