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C3279

Copper(II) chloride dihydrate

powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Cupric chloride dihydrate

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Linear Formula:
CuCl2 · 2 H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
170.48
NACRES:
NA.75
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
EC Number:
231-210-2
MDL number:
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biological source

synthetic (inorganic)

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear, blue

SMILES string

O.Cl[Cu]Cl

InChI

1S/2ClH.Cu.2H2O/h2*1H;;2*1H2/q;;+2;;/p-2

InChI key

MPTQRFCYZCXJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Copper(II) chloride dihydrate has been used as a positive control in dispersion of zebrafish embryo. It has also been used for the preparation of trace metals mixture.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

Deleterious substance

pdsc

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

prtr

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified

C3279-500G:4.548173191416E12 + C3279-100G:4.548173191409E12

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Articles

Importance and uses of copper in serum-free eukaryotic, including hybridoma and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO), cell cultures


Soluble and Solid Iron Reduction Assays with Desulfitobacterium hafniense
Comensoli L, et al.
Bio-protocol, 8(ARTICLE), 340-340 (2018)
Man Long Kwok et al.
Toxicology reports, 7, 822-835 (2020-07-17)
Copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) are widely used in industrial activities, resulting in Cu and Cd contamination in aquatic systems worldwide. Although Cu plays an essential role in many biological functions, an excessive amount of the metal causes cytotoxicity. In
Man Long Kwok et al.
Metallomics : integrated biometal science, 12(5), 732-751 (2020-03-24)
All cells require Cu as a cofactor, but Cu2+ induces toxicity and oxidative damage. A strict system is thus needed to maintain Cu homeostasis. Using the ZFL zebrafish liver cell line as a model, we studied the cellular responses after