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  <creation_date>2026-09-22 04:18:32 UTC</creation_date>
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  <name>ALUMINUM CHLORIDE</name>
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    <synonym>trichloroalumane</synonym>
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  <iupac_name>trichloroalumane</iupac_name>
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    <description> belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as post-transition metal chlorides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Chlorine, and the heaviest metal atom is a post-transition metal.</description>
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    <super_class>Mixed metal/non-metal compounds</super_class>
    <class>Post-transition metal salts</class>
    <sub_class>Post-transition metal chlorides</sub_class>
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      <alternative_parent>Inorganic chloride salts</alternative_parent>
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