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Indium(III) chloride

99.999% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Indium trichloride

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Linear Formula:
InCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
221.18
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

assay

99.999% trace metals basis

form

powder or flakes (or chunks)

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: indium

impurities

≤15.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

density

3.46 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[In](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/3ClH.In/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

InChI key

PSCMQHVBLHHWTO-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

Indium(III) chloride is a Lewis acid catalystused in a variety of organic reactions. It also finds application in the fields of catalysis, solar cells, and optoelectronics.

Application

Indium(III) chloride can be used:
  • As a catalyst for the preparation of 1,3-dithiolanes from aldehydes and ketones.
  • For acylation of phenols, thiols, alcohols, and amines.
  • As a precursor to fabricate Indium tin oxide(ITO) thin films for dye-sensitized solar cells.
  • To prepare solution-processed oxide semiconductor thin-film transistors (OS TFTs) that can be used in display devices.

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Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C - STOT RE 1 Inhalation

target_organs

Lungs

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WGK 3

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Synthesis, 1712-1712 (2007)
Indium(III) chloride as an efficient, convenient catalyst for thioacetalization and its chemoselectivity
Sengodagounder Muthusamy, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 42, 359-362 (2001)
A systematic study on effects of precursors and solvents for optimization of solution-processed oxide semiconductor thin-film transistors
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