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Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate

CAS 7784-13-6

Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Aluminum chloride · Aluminium chloride hexahydrate · Aluminum chloride hexahydrate · hexahydrate Aluminum chloride · Aluminium chloride--water (1/3/6) · trichloroalumane;hexahydrate

Show all 27 names

AKOS015902485 · Aluminium chloride · AlCl3.6H2O · Aluminum chloride (USP) · Aluminum chloride hexahydrate, ReagentPlus(R), 99% · Aluminum chloride hexahydrate, puriss., 99.5% · hexhydrate Aluminum chloride · Aluminum(III) chloride, hexahydrate · D02845 · FA158157 · Lumicain (TN) · Q27094303 · UNII-3CYT62D3GA · aluminium chloride--water (1/6) · aluminium trichloride hexahydrate · aluminium(III) chloride hexahydrate · aluminum chloride (alcl3), hydrate (1:6) · aluminum chloride hexahydrate (limits as al soluble salts) · aluminum chloride hexahydrate. (einecs #: unlisted) · aluminum chloride(cas #7784-13-6)-32 baume · aluminum chloride, 6-hydrate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate yet.

Recorded functional uses: In the surface treatment lacquer hardwood flooring

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including in the surface treatment lacquer hardwood flooring.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 20 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including in the surface treatment lacquer hardwood flooring.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-02-05

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

20

Named organisations

2

Construction and building materialsLaboratory suppliesHome maintenance

Typical roles

In the surface treatment lacquer hardwood flooring
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Aluminum trichloride hexahydrate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.