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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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Dark violet, unstable, deliquescent crystals. Titanium trichloride is a very strong reducing agent that is used for stripping dyes and bleaching stains.
 
Dark violet, unstable, deliquescent crystals. Titanium trichloride is a very strong reducing agent that is used for stripping dyes and bleaching stains.
  
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titanous chloride; titanium (III) chloride
 
titanous chloride; titanium (III) chloride
  
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== Risks ==
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* Fire risk in the presence of organic compounds.
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* Decomposes in moist air with substantial generation of heat.
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* Corrosive.
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* Skin contact causes irritation and burns. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/96806.htm MSDS]
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
Soluble in ethanol, acetonitrile, water (generates heat). Slightly soluble in chloroform. Insoluble in ether and hydrocarbons.
 
Soluble in ethanol, acetonitrile, water (generates heat). Slightly soluble in chloroform. Insoluble in ether and hydrocarbons.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Fire risk in the presence of organic compounds. Decomposes in moist air with substantial generation of heat. Corrosive. Skin contact causes irritation and burns. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/96806.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
 
* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
  
* Website address 1  Comment: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html
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* Website: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 14:26, 10 June 2022

Description

Chemical structure

Titanium trichloride.jpg

Dark violet, unstable, deliquescent crystals. Titanium trichloride is a very strong reducing agent that is used for stripping dyes and bleaching stains.

Synonyms and Related Terms

titanous chloride; titanium (III) chloride

Risks

  • Fire risk in the presence of organic compounds.
  • Decomposes in moist air with substantial generation of heat.
  • Corrosive.
  • Skin contact causes irritation and burns.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in ethanol, acetonitrile, water (generates heat). Slightly soluble in chloroform. Insoluble in ether and hydrocarbons.

Composition TiCl3
CAS 7705-07-9
Melting Point 440 C (dec)
Density 2.6
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 154.23

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 9620
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • Website: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html

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