AlF3
83.976748 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Aluminum fluoride
CAS7784-18-1EC232-051-1
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
flux in aluminum manufacture
Aluminum fluoride is an inorganic compound primarily used as a flux in aluminum smelting, where it lowers the melting point and increases conductivity of the electrolyte. It also finds application in ceramics, enamels, and as a catalyst in organic reactions.
flux in aluminum manufacturecomponent in ceramics and enamelscatalyst in organic reactions
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Safety Reference
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
trifluoroalumane
InChIKey
KLZUFWVZNOTSEM-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES
F[Al](F)F
Synonyms (18)
- Aluminium Fluoratum
- Aluminium fluoride
- Aluminium fluorure
- Aluminium fluorure [French]
- Aluminum fluoride (AlF3)
- Aluminum fluoride, anhydrous
- Aluminum trifluoride
- Fluorid hlinity
- Fluorid hlinity [Czech]
- aluminium trifluoride
- aluminium(3+) fluoride
- aluminium(III) fluoride
- aluminum fluoride
- trifluoridoaluminium
- trifluoroalumane