Heating an aqueous solution of aluminium chloride to dryness will give
Al2O3
Al2Cl6
AlCl3
AlOHCl2
On heating AlCl3 aq to dryness, Al2O3
2AlCl3 + 6H2O → 2AlOH3 + 6HCl AlOH3 →∆ Al2O3 + 3H2O