Chemical Properties
white to slightly beige powder
Uses
ScCl
3 can be used in the preparation of lithium salt of anionic scandium tetraborohydride complex (LiSc(BH
4)
4) by forming a ball-milled mixture. LiSc(BH
4)
4 can be used as a potential hydrogen storage material.
Uses
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.
Uses
Scandium chloride (ScCl3): Sc
3+ + 3Cl
1- → ScCl3. As mentioned, this compound is used in
an electrolytic procedure to produce metallic scandium.
General Description
Scandium(III) chloride (ScCl
3) is a scandium halide that can be formed by dissolving scandium oxide in an acid solution and evaporating the resultant solution to dryness.
Safety Profile
Poison by intraperitoneal route. Moderately toxic by ingestion. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Cl-. See also SCANDIUM
