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Cadmium(II) acetate

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anhydrous, 99.995%

Synonym(s):

Cadmium(II) acetate, Acetic acid, cadmium salt, Bis(acetoxy)cadmium, Cadmium acetate, Cadmium diacetate, Cadmium ethanoate

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Linear Formula:
Cd(OCOCH3)2
CAS Number:
543-90-8
Molecular Weight:
230.50
MDL number:
MFCD00012449
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
329766477
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

anhydrous

Assay

99.995%

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: cadmium

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255-273 °C

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SMILES string

CC(=O)O[Cd]OC(C)=O

InChI

1S/2C2H4O2.Cd/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

LHQLJMJLROMYRN-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Cadmium(II) acetate can be used in the synthesis of cadmium oxide (CdO) thin films, which find usage in gas sensors, phototransistors, and diodes. It can also be used in the synthesis of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles, which can be used in a variety of optoelectronic devices.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B - Muta. 1B - STOT RE 1 Oral

Target Organs

Kidney,Bone

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Synthesis of cadmium sulphide nanoparticles
Pattabi M and Uchil J
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 63(4), 309-314 (2000)
Spray deposition of highly transparent fluorine doped cadmium oxide thin films
Deokate RJ, et al.
Applied Surface Science, 254(7), 2187-2195 (2008)
R Saravanan et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 452, 126-133 (2015-05-04)
A ternary ZnO/Ag/CdO nanocomposite was synthesized using thermal decomposition method. The resulting nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The ZnO/Ag/CdO nanocomposite exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity under
Jennifer Thompson et al.
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 20(4), 539-548 (2005-09-27)
The aim of this study was to examine cell death and cell proliferation in chick embryos destined to have ventral body wall defects as a result of cadmium (Cd) treatment. Embryos in shell-less culture were treated with 50 microL Cd
Farideh Jalilehvand et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 48(9), 4219-4230 (2009-04-09)
Cadmium(II) cysteinate compounds have recently been recognized to provide an environmentally friendly route for the production of CdS nanoparticles, used in semiconductors. In this article, we have studied the coordination for two cadmium(II) cysteinates, Cd(HCys)(2) x H(2)O (1) and {Cd(HCys)(2)
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