Hexaperchloratoaluminate

<p>The hexaperchloratoaluminate ion is a polyatomic anion with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> [<a href="/facts/Aluminium/7wmR8jYE">Al</a>(<a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">Cl</a><a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">O</a>4)6]3−. It is composed of six <a href="/facts/Perchlorate/WCC53zS2">perchlorate</a> (ClO−4) <a href="/facts/Anions/wrbwhF3z">anions</a> bound to a central <a href="/facts/Aluminium/7wmR8jYE">aluminium</a> <a href="/facts/Ion/3bePpDna">ion</a> (Al3+), resulting in a net charge of –3. This ion is a highly <a href="/facts/Oxidizing/Pyd5RVcj">oxidizing</a> and reactive complex, similar to other hexacoordinate aluminium complexes such as hexanitratoaluminate.
</p><p>The aluminium perchlorate salts formed with hexaperchloratoaluminate are of particular interest due to their potential uses as <a href="/facts/Energetic_material/vQhmfCqG">energetic materials</a>. The series of hexaperchloratoaluminate salts includes lithium hexaperchloratoaluminate, ammonium hexaperchloratoaluminate, tetramethylammonium hexaperchloratoaluminate, and trinitronium hexaperchloratoaluminate. Each of these compounds possess unique properties and may have potential applications in areas such as <a href="/facts/Rocket_propellant/IyFhQEA2">rocket propellants</a>, <a href="/facts/Pyrotechnics/Gocs5Gcu">pyrotechnics</a>, and other <a href="/facts/Explosive/sUme5Pp8">explosive</a>-based technologies.
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Hexaperchloratoaluminate