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Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/Cerous chloride
CeCl3
246.47 g/mol
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Cerous chloride

CAS7790-86-5EC232-227-8
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Cerium and cerium salts production

Cerous chloride is an inorganic compound of cerium and chlorine. It is primarily used in the production of cerium metal and other cerium salts.

Production of cerium and cerium saltsPolymerization catalystManufacture of incandescent gas mantles

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Related Compounds

ReferenceSame Category

Chlorine trifluoride

CAS7790-91-2

fluorinating agent and rocket propellant oxidizer

ReferenceSame Category

Chlorosulfonic acid

CAS7790-94-5

Sulfonation and chlorosulfonation agent

ReferenceSame Category

Lithium perchlorate

CAS7791-03-9

solid rocket propellant and oxidizing agent

ReferenceSame Category

Cobaltous chloride hexahydrate

CAS7791-13-1

cobalt source for industrial applications

Safety Reference

Corrosive
Corrosive
Harmful
Harmful
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

trichlorocerium

InChIKey

VYLVYHXQOHJDJL-UHFFFAOYSA-K

SMILES

Cl[Ce](Cl)Cl

Synonyms (15)
  • Cerium chloride (CeCl3)
  • Cerium trichloride
  • Cerium(III) chloride beads
  • Cerous chloride
  • Cerous(III) chloride
  • cerium(3+) chloride
  • trichloridocerium
  • trichlorocerium

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