The Lanthanum chloride(LaCl₃), hexahydrate (8CI,9CI), with the CAS registry number 17272-45-6, has the systematic name of lanthanum chloride hydrate (1:3:6). It is mainly used in preparation of petroleum cracking catalysts. And the molecular formula of the chemical is Cl₃H₁₂LaO₆.

The characteristics of Lanthanum chloride(LaCl₃), hexahydrate (8CI,9CI) are as followings: (1)ACD/LogP: -1.38; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -1.38; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -1.38; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (7)#H bond acceptors: 1; (8)#H bond donors: 2; (9)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 0; (10)Polar Surface Area: 9.23 Å²; (11)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 40.65 kJ/mol; (12)Boiling Point: 100 °C at 760 mmHg; (13)Vapour Pressure: 24.5 mmHg at 25°C.    

Addtionally, the following datas could be converted into the molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: [Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[La+3].O.O.O.O.O.O
(2)InChI: InChI=1/3ClH.La.6H2O/h3*1H;;6*1H2/q;;;+3;;;;;;/p-3
(3)InChIKey: CWDUIOHBERXKIX-DFZHHIFOAV