Plutonium(III) chloride is a chemical compound with the formula PuCl3.

This ionic plutonium salt can be prepared by reacting the metal with hydrochloric acid.

Plutonium atoms in crystalline PuCl3 are 9 coordinate, and the structure is tricapped trigonal prismatic.

[2] As with all plutonium compounds, it is subject to control under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Due to the radioactivity of plutonium, all of its compounds, PuCl3 included, are warm to the touch.