Aluminium nitrate

Aluminium nitrate is a white, water-soluble salt of aluminium and nitric acid, most commonly existing as the crystalline hydrate, aluminium nitrate nonahydrate, Al(NO3)3·9H2O.

Aluminium nitrate
Names
IUPAC name
Aluminium nitrate
Other names
Nitric Aluminum salt
aluminum nitrate
aluminium(III) nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.396
EC Number
  • 236-751-8
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • BD1040000 (anhydrous)
    BD1050000 (nonahydrate)
UNII
UN number 1438
  • InChI=1S/Al.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1 Y
    Key: JLDSOYXADOWAKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/Al.3NO3/c;3*2-1(3)4/q+3;3*-1
    Key: JLDSOYXADOWAKB-UHFFFAOYAJ
SMILES
  • [Al+3].O=[N+]([O-])[O-].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O
Properties
Al(NO3)3
Molar mass 212.996 g/mol (anhydrous)
375.134 g/mol (nonahydrate)
Appearance White crystals, solid
hygroscopic
Odor odorless
Density 1.72 g/cm3 (nonahydrate)
Melting point 66 °C (151 °F; 339 K) (anhydrous)
73.9 °C (165.0 °F; 347.0 K) (nonahydrate)
Boiling point 150 °C (302 °F; 423 K) (nonahydrate) decomposes
anhydrous:
60.0 g/100ml (0°C)
73.9 g/100ml (20 °C)
160 g/100ml (100 °C)
nonahydrate:
67.3 g/100 mL
Solubility in methanol 14.45 g/100ml
Solubility in ethanol 8.63 g/100ml
Solubility in ethylene glycol 18.32 g/100ml
Refractive index (nD)
1.54
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H271, H272, H301, H315, H318, H319, H361
P201, P202, P210, P220, P221, P264, P270, P280, P281, P283, P301+P310, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P306+P360, P308+P313, P310, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P371+P380+P375, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
0
1
OX
Flash point 35 °C (95 °F; 308 K) (nonahydrate)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
4280 mg/kg, oral (rat)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none
REL (Recommended)
2 mg/m3
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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