Sodium tetrachloroaluminate

Sodium chloroaluminate
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium chloroaluminate
Other names
Sodium tetrachloroaluminate
Natriumchloroaluminat
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.136
EC Number
  • 232-050-6
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Al.4ClH.Na/h;4*1H;/q+3;;;;;+1/p-4
    Key: CMLRNXGMTZKKSR-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [Na+].[Al-](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
NaAlCl4
Molar mass 191.78331 g/mol
Melting point 157 °C
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related salts
Lithium tetrachloroaluminate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Sodium tetrachloroaluminate is a chemical compound with the formula NaAlCl4. It is the sodium salt of the tetrachloroaluminate anion. It was discovered by Friedrich Wöhler in 1827.:228