ETHYLALUMINUM SESQUICHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 12075-68-2

ETHYLALUMINUM SESQUICHLORIDE

EINECS NO. 235-137-7
FORMULA (C2H5)2AlCl·Cl2AlC2H5
MOL WT. 247.51

H.S. CODE

2931.00

TOXICITY

SYNONYMS Sesquiethylaluminum chloride; Trichlorotriethyldialuminium;
Aluminum, di-mu-chlorochlorotriethyldi-; triethyldialuminum trichloride; EASC; Triethylaluminum sesquichloride; Triethyldialuminum trichloride; Triethyltrichlorodialuminum;
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CLASSIFICATION

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

clear to yellow liquid.

MELTING POINT

-22 C
BOILING POINT 210 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.092

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

decomposes
pH
VAPOR DENSITY
AUTOIGNITION

REFRACTIVE INDEX

NFPA RATINGS

FLASH POINT

STABILITY

spontaneously combustible in air, reacts violently in contact with water

APPLICATIONS

Ethylaluminum sesquichloride is used as a catalyst in Ziegler-Natta polimerization process for vinyl, olefin, diene polymerizations. It is also used as an alkylation and acylations catalyst.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear to yellow liquid

ALUMINUM

21 - 22  wt%
CHLORIDE 41 - 43.5 wt%
ETHANE 98.5 min (mole %)
N-BUTANE 1.5 max (mole %)
ISOBUTANE 0.3 max (mole %)
Propane 0.1 max (mole %)
HYDROGEN 0.5 max (mole %)
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 100kgs in dual valve cylinder
HAZARD CLASS

4.2 (Packing group; I)

UN NO.

3052

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