Scandium Chloride (ScCl3)-Powder

Characteristic

 

Scandium(III) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula ScCl₃. It is a white, high-melting ionic compound, which is deliquescent and highly water-soluble.

Chemical formula：ScCl₃

Molar mass： 151.31 g/mol

Appearance： grayish-white crystals

Density： 2.39 g/mL, solid

Melting point： 960 °C (1,760 °F; 1,230 K)

63 °C (hexahydrate)

Solubility in water：soluble

Solubility in other solvents： insoluble in EtOH

Application

 

Scandium(III) chloride is a Prins cyclization catalyst. Used to form an intermetallic nickel-scandium compound film by potentiostatic cathodic reduction from molten salt mixtures.