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Cadmium chloride

99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Cadmium dichloride, Dichlorocadmium

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CdCl2
Molecular Weight:
183.32
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24852129
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
233-296-7
MDL number:
MFCD00010916
Assay:
99.99% trace metals basis
Form:
solid
Solubility:
H2O: soluble 457 g/L at 20 °C (OECD Test Guideline 105)
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vapor density

6.3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 656 °C)

assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: cadmium, reagent type: catalyst

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

mp

568 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 457 g/L at 20 °C (OECD Test Guideline 105)

SMILES string

Cl[Cd]Cl

InChI

1S/Cd.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChI key

YKYOUMDCQGMQQO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

Cadmium chloride is colorless, odorless, and highly soluble in water. It is widely used in the field of catalysis and perovskite solar cells.

Application

Cadmium chloride can be used:
  • As an additive to fabricate perovskite solar cells to improve long-term stability and performance. The incorporation of Cd ions enhances optical absorption and carrier transfer.
  • As a precursor to synthesize functionalized cadmium telluride quantum dots for fluorescent immunosensors.
It can also be used as a catalyst for:
  • Aza-Michael reaction of electron-deficient alkene and a wide range of amines.
  • The one-pot synthesis of dihydropyrimidones via the Biginelli reaction.
  • The synthesis of benimidazoles.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B - Muta. 1B - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 1

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Storage Class

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

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Cadmium chloride: An efficient catalyst for one-pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2 (1H)-ones
A Venkat Narsaiah, et al.
Synthesis, 2004, 1253-1256 (2004)
Bridget R Simon et al.
Toxicology reports, 1, 391-400 (2014-08-30)
Previously, we demonstrated the sensitivity of RPTEC/TERT1 cells, an immortalized human renal proximal tubule epithelial cell line, to two common environmental carcinogens, cadmium (Cd) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). Here, we measured BPDE-DNA adducts using a competitive ELISA method after cells were
Analysis of the decomposition gases from a and ?-Cd (BH 4) 2 synthesized by temperature controlled mechanical milling.
Didier Z, et al.
J. Alloy Compounds, 547, 76-80 (2013)
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