3 Li + AlCl3 → 3 LiCl + Al

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

AlIII + 3 e- → Al0 (reduction)

3 Li0 - 3 e- → 3 LiI (oxidation)

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

Reactants:

  • Li
    • Names: Lithium source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Li source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 3 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Soft silver-white metal. turns yellow on exposure to air and moisture source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • AlCl3 – Aluminium chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Aluminium(III) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Aluminum trichloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminum chloride source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White or pale yellow solid | hygroscopic source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless-to-white powder. turns grey-to-yellow on exposure to moisture source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04

Products:

  • LiCl – Lithium chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Lithium(1+) chloride source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27
    • Other names: LiCl source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Appearance: White solid | hygroscopic, sharp source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; Colourless-to-white hygroscopic and deliquescent crystals or powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • Al
    • Names: Aluminum source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02, Aluminium powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Al source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Silvery-white-to-grey powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Silvery-white, malleable, ductile, odorless metal. source: NIOSH NPG, accessed: 2019-09-02