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Bismuth(III) chloride

reagent grade, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

Bismuth trichloride, Trichlorobismuth

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BiCl3
CAS Number:
7787-60-2
Molecular Weight:
315.34
EC Number:
232-123-2
MDL number:
MFCD00003461
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
57647987
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

Assay

≥98%

form

powder, chunks or granules

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: bismuth

bp

447 °C (lit.)

mp

230-232 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Bi](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/Bi.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3

InChI key

JHXKRIRFYBPWGE-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

Bismuth(III) chloride is an inorganic salt that can be prepared by the reaction of bismuth with chlorine.

Application

Bismuth(III) chloride may be used as a catalyst in the following processes:
  • Alcoholysis, acetolysis and hydrolysis of epoxides to form the corresponding β-alkoxy and β-acetoxy alcohols and diols.
  • Preparation of thiiranes from oxiranes using ammonium thiocyanate.
  • Three component coupling of carbonyl compound, amine and dialkyl phosphite to form α-amino phosphonates.
  • Allylation of secondary benzyl alcohols with allyltrimethylsilane.
  • [4 + 2] cycloaddition between dienes and α-carbonyl ethylenic dienophiles.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Daintith J
The facts on file dictionary of chemistry, 28-28 (2014)
Bismuth (III) chloride (BiCl3)-An efficient catalyst for mild, regio-and stereoselective cleavage of epoxides with alcohols, acetic Acid and water.
Mohammadpoor-Baltork I.
Synthetic Communications, 30(13), 2365-2374 (2000)
Bismuth (III) chloride-catalyzed direct deoxygenative allylation of substituted benzylic alcohols with allyltrimethylsilane
De SK & Gibbs RA.
Tetrahedron Letters, 46(48), 8345-8350 (2005)
The carbonyl-Diels-Alder reaction catalyzed by bismuth (III) chloride.
Robert H, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 39(10), 1161-1164 (1998)
Bismuth (III) Chloride; A Mild and Efficient Catalyst for Synthesis of Thiiranes from Oxiranes.
Mohammadpoor-Baltork I and Aliyan H.
Synthetic Communications, 28(21), 3943-3947 (1998)
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