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Copper(II) chloride

97%

Synonym(s):

Cupric chloride

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Linear Formula:
CuCl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.45
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: copper
reagent type: catalyst

mp

620 °C (lit.)

density

3.386 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Cu]Cl

InChI

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

InChI key

ORTQZVOHEJQUHG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Copper(II) chloride may be used in the preparation of copper(II)-chitosan complexes with potential applications in biomedical devices as antibiotic-free antibacterial biomaterials due to their cytocompatibility and antibacterial property.
Effective catalyst for the tetrahydropyranylation of alcohols, using mild conditions and in high yields.
Used with palladium in a catalytic synthesis of 3-haloindoles via an annulation process.

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Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Marcin H Kudzin et al.
Marine drugs, 18(12) (2020-12-30)
In recent years, due to an expansion of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, there has been growing interest in biodegradable and antibacterial polymers that can be used in selected biomedical applications. The present work describes the synthesis of antimicrobial polylactide-copper alginate (PLA-ALG-Cu2+) composite
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Bhalerao, U.T. et al.
Synthetic Communications, 26, 3081-3081 (1996)
Olivija Plohl et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 9(2) (2019-02-10)
Due to the extreme rise of sludge pollution with heavy metals (e.g. copper), the options for its disposal or treatment are decreasing. On the contrary, properly heavy metal-cleaned sludge can be used as an alternative sustainable energy and agriculture source.
Lukas Gritsch et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 179, 370-378 (2017-11-08)
We produced and characterized copper(II)-chitosan complexes fabricated via in-situ precipitation as antibiotic-free antibacterial biomaterials. Copper was bound to chitosan from a dilute acetic acid solution of chitosan and copper(II) chloride exploiting the ability of the polysaccharide to chelate metal ions.

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