A white solid which fumes in moist air and reacts violently with water, and is widely used as a catalyst, especially to promote alkylation or acylation by the Friedel-Crafts reaction.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Chemical News.
Definition of aluminium chloride in US English:
aluminium chloride
(USaluminum chloride)
noun
Chemistry
A white solid which fumes in moist air and reacts violently with water, and is widely used as a catalyst, especially to promote alkylation or acylation by the Friedel-Crafts reaction.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Chemical News.