Title: Indium Trichloride
CAS Registry Number: 10025-82-8
Additional Names: Indium chloride
Molecular Formula: Cl3In
Molecular Weight: 221.18
Percent Composition: Cl 48.09%, In 51.91%
Line Formula: InCl3
Properties: Yellowish, deliquesc crystals. d 4.0. mp 586°; sublimes at 500°. Freely sol in water. Keep tightly closed. MLD s.c. in rats: 10.2 mg/kg; MLD i.v. in rabbits: 0.64 mg/kg, McCord et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 24, 243 (1942).
Melting point: mp 586°
Density: d 4.0
Toxicity data: MLD s.c. in rats: 10.2 mg/kg; MLD i.v. in rabbits: 0.64 mg/kg, McCord et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 24, 243 (1942)
Use: In electroplating using a soln of the salt with dextrose and NaCN. This soln is stable, though it turns dark on standing and deposits a mud which, however, contains no indium. |