AlCl₃ + Fe → FeCl₃ + Al

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

AlCl₃ is an oxidizing agent, Fe is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

• AlCl₃ – Aluminium chloride
  • Other names: Aluminium(III) chloride , Aluminum trichloride , Aluminum chloride ... show moreAluminium chloride (anhydrous) , Aluminum chloride anhydrous , [AlCl3] , AlCl3 , Aluminium trichloride show less
  • Appearance: White or pale yellow solid | hygroscopic ; Colourless-to-white powder. turns grey-to-yellow on exposure to moisture
• Fe
  • Names: Iron , Fe , Element 26 ... show moreFer , 26Fe , Eisen , Ferrum , Hierro , Carbonyl iron , Electrolytic iron , Ferrum metallicum , Iron powder , Iron, carbonyl , Iron, electrolytic , Iron, elemental , Iron, reduced , Reduced iron show less

Products:

• FeCl₃ – Iron(III) chloride , Iron trichloride
  • Other names: {{ubl , Ferric chloride , Ferric chloride (anhydrous) ... show moreIron(3+);trichloride , Ferric;trichloride , [FeCl3] , FeCl3 , Iron chloride , Flores martis , Molysite show less
  • Appearance: Green-black by reflected light; purple-red by transmitted light; yellow solid as hexahydrate; brown as {{abbr|aq.|aqueous}} solution ; Black-to-brown hygroscopic crystals
• Al
  • Names: Aluminum , Aluminium powder , Al ... show moreElement 13 , 13Al , Aluminium , Aluminum powder , Aluminum metal , Elemental aluminum show less
  • Appearance: Silvery-white-to-grey powder ; Silvery-white, malleable, ductile, odorless metal.