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Cadmium chloride

technical grade

Synonym(s):

Cadmium dichloride, Dichlorocadmium

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CdCl2
Molecular Weight:
183.32
EC Number:
233-296-7
MDL number:
MFCD00010916
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24884088
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

technical grade

vapor density

6.3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 656 °C)

form

solid

concentration

≥55.2% Cd (EDTA titration)

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

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Application

Cadmium chloride (CdCl2) may be used as a catalyst for an efficient production of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles from [2 + 3]-cycloaddition of NaN3 with nitrile.

Signal Word

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

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Cadmium chloride as an efficient catalyst for neat synthesis of 5-substituted 1 H-tetrazoles.
Venkateshwarlu G, et al.
Synthetic Communications, 39(24), 4479-4485 (2004)
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Potential risk associated with new nanomaterial exposure needs to be assessed. This in vivo study investigated pulmonary effects of engineered cadmium-containing silica nanoparticles Cd/SiNPs (1 mg/rat), silica SiNPs (600 μg/rat) and CdCl₂ (400 μg/rat) 1, 7 and 30 days after
Grace Choong et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 272(2), 423-430 (2013-07-23)
Cadmium disrupts the actin cytoskeleton in rat mesangial cells, and we have previously shown that this involves a complex interplay involving activation of kinase signaling, protein translocation, and disruption of focal adhesions. Here we investigate the role that glutathionylation of
Sujuan Chen et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 128(2), 256-266 (2013-10-12)
Cadmium (Cd), a toxic environmental contaminant, induces neurodegenerative diseases. Celastrol, a plant-derived triterpene, has shown neuroprotective effects in various disease models. However, little is known regarding the effect of celastrol on Cd-induced neurotoxicity. Here, we show that celastrol protected against
M Auslander et al.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.), 10(3), 250-261 (2008-01-24)
Individuals of the fish Lithognathus mormyrus were exposed to a series of pollutants including: benzo[a]pyrene, pp-DDE, Aroclor 1254, perfluorooctanoic acid, tributyl-tin chloride, lindane, estradiol, 4-nonylphenol, methyl mercury chloride, and cadmium chloride. Five mixtures of the pollutants were injected. Each mixture
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