Antimony trichloride
An inorganic chloride salt with formula SbCl3. It is used as a reagent for detecting vitamin A and related carotenoids, reacting with the carotenoid to form a blue complex that can be measured by colorimetry (the Carr-Price test). Solutions of antimony trichloride were formerly used for dissolving and removing horn stubs from calves and goats. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 10025-91-9 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | Cl3Sb | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 228.119 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 225.81037 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:74856 | ChEBI ↗ |
Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifierantimony trichloridetrichlorostibaneFAPDDOBMIUGHIN-UHFFFAOYSA-K[Cl][Sb]([Cl])[Cl]InChI=1S/3ClH.Sb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3Names & synonyms
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Classification & relationships
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Safety classification · Japan
NITE / Japanese governmentAntimony trichloride · R06-C-117-JNIOSH, MOE
| Endpoint | Reported classification |
|---|---|
| Carcinogenicity | Category 1B |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment （Acute） | Category 2 |
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Calculated from sourced massUses 228.119 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsSbClCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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