ALUMINUM CARBIDE, 99% pure, -325 mesh, approx. 10 microns average, Al₄C₃

Aluminum carbide appears as a yellow powder or crystals. Used to make other chemicals.Aluminium carbide is a carbide of aluminium.…

CAS Number
1299-86-1
Molecular Formula
Al4C3
Product Code
11399
Chemical Name:
ALUMINUM CARBIDE, 1299-86-1
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Molecular Formula Al4C3
Chemical Name ALUMINUM CARBIDE, 1299-86-1
Purity 99%
Physical and Chemical Properties DANGEROUS WHEN WET, REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER

Aluminum carbide appears as a yellow powder or crystals. Used to make other chemicals.Aluminium carbide is a carbide of aluminium.…

Description

Aluminum carbide appears as a yellow powder or crystals. Used to make other chemicals.

Aluminium carbide is a carbide of aluminium. It has the appearance of pale yellow to brown crystals. It is stable up to 1400 °C. It decomposes in water with the production of methane. Asthma-like symptoms may continue for months or even years after exposure to Aluminium carbide.

Properties

Property Value
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 143.96
SMILES Notation C(#[Al])[Al]=C=[Al]C#[Al]
InChI String InChI=1S/3C.4Al
InChI Key CAVCGVPGBKGDTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IUPAC Name alumanylidynemethyl(alumanylidynemethylalumanylidenemethylidene)alumane
LogP (Partition Coefficient) N/A
Exact Mass (g/mol) 143.926154
Monoisotopic Mass (g/mol) 143.926154
Molecular Complexity 164
Heavy Atom Count 7
Synonyms ALUMINUM CARBIDE,
1299-86-1,
Aluminum carbide (Al4C3),
Tetraaluminium tricarbide,
EINECS 215-076-2,
UN1394,
DTXSID10107594,
MFCD00003425,
alumanylidynemethyl(alumanylidynemethylalumanylidenemethylidene)alumane,
Aluminum carbide,al4c3,
TETRAALUMINUM TRICARBIDE,
DTXCID301324571,
Al4C3 Aluminium carbide (H?gan?s),
Aluminum carbide, powder, ~325 mesh, 95%,
Aluminum carbide [UN1394] [Dangerous when wet],
215-076-2

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