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Indium perchlorate

Indium perchlorate

Names
Other names Indium triperchlorate, indium(III) perchlorate
Identifiers
CAS Number	13529-74-3 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ECHA InfoCard	100.033.507
EC Number	236-874-7
PubChem CID	11212117
InChI InChI=1S/3ClHO4.In/c3*2-1(3,4)5;/h3*(H,2,3,4,5);/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: TWFKOYFJBHUHCH-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES [O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[In+3]
Properties
Chemical formula	In(ClO 4) 3
Molar mass	413.17
Appearance	colorless crystals
Solubility in water	soluble
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Oxidizer
Related compounds
Other anions	indium nitrate, indium sulfate
Other cations	aluminum perchlorate, gallium perchlorate, thallium perchlorate
Related compounds	indium(I) perchlorate, indium chlorate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chemical compound

Indium perchlorate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula In(ClO
₄)
₃.^[1] The compound is an indium salt of perchloric acid.^[2][3]

Synthesis[edit]

Dissolving indium hydroxideinperchloric acid:

${\displaystyle {\ce {In($OH)3 + 3HClO4 -> In(ClO4)3 + 3H2O}}}

Physical properties[edit]

Indium(III) perchlorate forms colorless crystals. It is soluble in water and ethanol.

The compound forms a crystallohydrate In(ClO
₄)
₃•8H
₂O, that melts in its own crystallization water at 80 °C.^[4]

The octahydrate is easily soluble in ethanol and acetic acid.

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