Cadmium Chloride

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    10108-64-2

    Molecular formula
    CdCl2

    SMILES
    Cl[Cd]Cl

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Health Hazard
    Health

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fishy 37.08%
    Odorless 33.5%
    Sulfurous 31.29%
    Cheesy 30.95%
    Meaty 27.92%
    Vegetable 26.42%
    Sweet 25.34%
    Ripe 24.53%
    Oily 24.25%
    Fresh 21.9%

     

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    -28.75 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    183.32 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 1054 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 568 °C

    Boiling point

    • 1760 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 960 °C

    Flash point

    • 24.72 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Soluble in acetone; practically insoluble in ether.
    • Slightly soluble in ethanol
    • In water, 120 g/100 g water at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water: good

  • Synonyms

    • CADMIUM CHLORIDE
    • 10108-64-2
    • Dichlorocadmium
    • Cadmium dichloride
    • Caddy
    • VI-Cad
    • Kadmiumchlorid
    • Cadmium chloride, anhydrous
    • CdCl2
    • Caswell No. 135
    • NSC51148
    • Cadmium(II) chloride
    • CCRIS 114
    • HSDB 278
    • NSC 51148
    • cadmium(2+) chloride
    • AI3-09096
    • EINECS 233-296-7
    • MFCD00010916
    • UNII-J6K4F9V3BA
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 012902
    • J6K4F9V3BA
    • CHEBI:35456
    • NSC-51148
    • (CdCl2)
    • [CdCl2]
    • EC 233-296-7
    • Cadmium chloride, ultra dry
    • Cadmium Chloride Anhydrous
    • Chloride, Cadmium
    • Dichloride, Cadmium
    • Kadmiumchlorid [German]
    • Anhydrous cadmium chloride
    • WLN: CD G2
    • Cadmium chloride, technical grade
    • CCG-35380
    • AKOS015902786
    • USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 012902
    • BP-10826
    • Cadmium chloride, anhydrous, 99% (ACS)
    • NCI60_004237
    • Cadmium chloride (CdCl2) (7CI,8CI,9CI)
    • Cadmium chloride, 99.99% trace metals basis
    • Cadmium Dichloride; Dichlorocadmium; NSC 51148;
    • BRD-K26756156-001-01-2
    • Cadmium chloride, (99.999%-Cd) (O2 < 50ppm) PURATREM
    • Cadmium chloride, anhydrous, beads, -10 mesh, 99.999% trace metals basis
    • 233-296-7

  • Applications

    Cadmium Chloride serves as a source of cadmium ions in electroplating and metal finishing baths, and as a precursor for cadmium-based pigments and coatings (e.g., cadmium sulfide and related pigments). It is also used in the electronics and optoelectronics field as a feedstock for the synthesis of cadmium chalcogenide semiconductors and quantum dot materials. In polymer processing, it may be used as a processing aid or stabilizer in certain cadmium-based systems, particularly in PVC formulations, subject to regulatory controls. In the laboratory, it is a common analytical reagent and a convenient cadmium source for preparing other cadmium salts. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1539.42
    methanol 1791.92
    isopropanol 1391.03
    water 91.86
    ethyl acetate 872.24
    n-propanol 1078.43
    acetone 2065.9
    n-butanol 1120.01
    acetonitrile 886.76
    DMF 4227.15
    toluene 715.72
    isobutanol 876.46
    1,4-dioxane 1903.42
    methyl acetate 831.62
    THF 3037.11
    2-butanone 1051.33
    n-pentanol 811.02
    sec-butanol 1005.78
    n-hexane 319.32
    ethylene glycol 809.33
    NMP 2345.38
    cyclohexane 451.16
    DMSO 3592.48
    n-butyl acetate 653.09
    n-octanol 603.53
    chloroform 2074.85
    n-propyl acetate 626.06
    acetic acid 1563.73
    dichloromethane 1822.21
    cyclohexanone 1398.3
    propylene glycol 766.82
    isopropyl acetate 690.93
    DMAc 2225.52
    2-ethoxyethanol 1260.56
    isopentanol 868.42
    n-heptane 323.11
    ethyl formate 774.27
    1,2-dichloroethane 1285.1
    n-hexanol 793.74
    2-methoxyethanol 2258.77
    isobutyl acetate 437.57
    tetrachloromethane 785.16
    n-pentyl acetate 658.08
    transcutol 1802.3
    n-heptanol 645.85
    ethylbenzene 393.3
    MIBK 757.8
    2-propoxyethanol 1302.92
    tert-butanol 1618.23
    MTBE 1100.75
    2-butoxyethanol 997.72
    propionic acid 788.39
    o-xylene 551.9
    formic acid 877.6
    diethyl ether 1152.05
    m-xylene 584.5
    p-xylene 496.87
    chlorobenzene 741.08
    dimethyl carbonate 723.27
    n-octane 173.42
    formamide 1143.57
    cyclopentanone 1837.06
    2-pentanone 1135.32
    anisole 800.36
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1372.96
    gamma-butyrolactone 1591.86
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1854.35
    pyridine 1320.19
    3-pentanone 799.07
    furfural 1772.75
    n-dodecane 137.41
    diethylene glycol 1332.76
    diisopropyl ether 524.01
    tert-amyl alcohol 1120.04
    acetylacetone 1346.5
    n-hexadecane 148.43
    acetophenone 723.62
    methyl propionate 835.43
    isopentyl acetate 547.06
    trichloroethylene 1879.59
    n-nonanol 525.57
    cyclohexanol 1111.7
    benzyl alcohol 715.8
    2-ethylhexanol 509.29
    isooctanol 520.69
    dipropyl ether 741.05
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 709.03
    ethyl lactate 444.49
    propylene carbonate 930.43
    n-methylformamide 1478.11
    2-pentanol 930.77
    n-pentane 421.41
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1062.55
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 743.24
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 668.47
    mesitylene 465.1
    ε-caprolactone 1026.73
    p-cymene 344.4
    epichlorohydrin 1724.07
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1385.4
    2-aminoethanol 1015.14
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2389.33
    sulfolane 2242.44
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 216.53
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1643.74
    n-hexyl acetate 712.3
    isooctane 204.83
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 993.89
    sec-butyl acetate 444.57
    tert-butyl acetate 868.89
    decalin 210.69
    glycerin 1152.51
    diglyme 1637.66
    acrylic acid 824.36
    isopropyl myristate 362.35
    n-butyric acid 1052.92
    acetyl acetate 712.18
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 345.74
    ethyl propionate 544.36
    nitromethane 1784.31
    1,2-diethoxyethane 830.38
    benzonitrile 710.21
    trioctyl phosphate 299.44
    1-bromopropane 852.23
    gamma-valerolactone 2044.62
    n-decanol 422.58
    triethyl phosphate 336.76
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 587.52
    propionitrile 683.76
    vinylene carbonate 875.08
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1579.15
    DMS 510.4
    cumene 316.0
    2-octanol 553.4
    2-hexanone 726.31
    octyl acetate 456.95
    limonene 509.22
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1850.68
    ethyl orthosilicate 349.4
    tributyl phosphate 309.3
    diacetone alcohol 1073.79
    N,N-dimethylaniline 757.6
    acrylonitrile 861.6
    aniline 854.83
    1,3-propanediol 1284.87
    bromobenzene 782.14
    dibromomethane 1330.69
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1630.54
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 460.64
    tetrabutyl urea 455.32
    diisobutyl methanol 426.74
    2-phenylethanol 675.25
    styrene 506.05
    dioctyl adipate 465.87
    dimethyl sulfate 1117.13
    ethyl butyrate 545.36
    methyl lactate 729.93
    butyl lactate 566.3
    diethyl carbonate 395.11
    propanediol butyl ether 972.38
    triethyl orthoformate 480.03
    p-tert-butyltoluene 388.71
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 772.03
    morpholine 2044.01
    tert-butylamine 1137.24
    n-dodecanol 358.6
    dimethoxymethane 2305.73
    ethylene carbonate 738.44
    cyrene 777.63
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 711.0
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 475.53
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 816.71
    4-methylpyridine 1303.79
    dibutyl ether 556.93
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 426.74
    DEF 1424.53
    dimethyl isosorbide 1128.45
    tetrachloroethylene 1345.09
    eugenol 803.1
    triacetin 650.7
    span 80 800.28
    1,4-butanediol 651.59
    1,1-dichloroethane 1283.5
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 642.3
    methyl formate 1179.63
    2-methyl-1-butanol 792.58
    n-decane 194.4
    butyronitrile 786.72
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 489.37
    1-chlorooctane 420.77
    1-chlorotetradecane 235.09
    n-nonane 200.22
    undecane 157.54
    tert-butylcyclohexane 231.32
    cyclooctane 217.39
    cyclopentanol 1210.92
    tetrahydropyran 1519.14
    tert-amyl methyl ether 876.59
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1201.53
    1-hexene 580.05
    2-isopropoxyethanol 888.74
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 745.89
    methyl butyrate 708.95

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