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Nickel(II) chloride

98%

Synonym(s):

Nickel dichloride, Nickel(2+) chloride, Nickelous chloride

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Linear Formula:
NiCl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
129.60
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

98%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: nickel

density

3.55 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

battery manufacturing

SMILES string

Cl[Ni]Cl

InChI

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

InChI key

QMMRZOWCJAIUJA-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Nickel(II) chloride (NiCl2) is a nickel based halide that is prepared by burning nickel in chlorine. It is a water soluble compound that crystallizes to form a hexahydrate. It is majorly utilized in organic synthesis as a catalyst and a precursor.

Application

NiCl2 can be used in the form of a nanoparticle for the development of separation membranes for the wastewater treatment. It can also be used to form an electron with sodium ions for the fabrication of sodium nickel chloride based batteries.

Features and Benefits

The vapor-phase co-reductions with other metal halides such as aluminum chloride (cat. no. 449598) by hydrogen results in finely divided intermetallics with applications as structural materials or compounds with useful thermoelectric, magnetic, and oxidation-resistance properties. Used in the synthesis of semiconducting metal-containing polymers in which the polypyrrole backbone has a conformational energy minimum and is nearly planar.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1A Inhalation - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1 Inhalation

Target Organs

Lungs

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

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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The sodium/nickel chloride (ZEBRA) battery
Sudworth JL
Journal of Power Sources, 100(1-2), 149-163 (2001)
Polysulfone Nanocomposite Membranes with improved hydrophilicity
Phelane L, et al.
Electrochimica Acta, 128, 326-335 (2014)
The radiochemistry of nickel, 3051 (1961)
Yifan Chen et al.
Nature communications, 11(1), 5334-5334 (2020-10-23)
Current techniques of patterned material deposition require separate steps for patterning and material deposition. The complexity and harsh working conditions post serious limitations for fabrication. Here, we introduce a single-step and easy-to-adapt method that can deposit materials in-situ. Its methodology
Nickel (II) Chloride
Luh T, et al.
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Second Edition, 1-9 (2001)

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