Cadmium chloride

Cadmium chloride is a white crystalline compound of cadmium and chloride, with the formula CdCl2. This salt is a hygroscopic solid that is highly soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. The crystal structure of cadmium chloride (described below), is a reference for describing other crystal structures. Also known are CdCl2•H2O and the hemipentahydrate CdCl2•2.5H2O.

Cadmium chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Cadmium dichloride
Other names
Cadmium(II) chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3902835
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.256
EC Number
  • 233-296-7
  • (hemipentahydrate): 813-696-3
912918
KEGG
RTECS number
  • EV0175000
UNII
UN number 2570
  • InChI=1S/Cd.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2 Y
    Key: YKYOUMDCQGMQQO-UHFFFAOYSA-L Y
  • InChI=1/Cd.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: YKYOUMDCQGMQQO-NUQVWONBAG
  • (hemipentahydrate): InChI=1S/2Cd.4ClH.5H2O/h;;4*1H;5*1H2/q2*+2;;;;;;;;;/p-4
    Key: DZVRGWYMCGLNKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • (monohydrate): InChI=1S/Cd.2ClH.H2O/h;2*1H;1H2/q+2;;;/p-2
    Key: OISMQLUZKQIKII-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Cd+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
  • (hemipentahydrate): O.O.O.O.O.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cd+2].[Cd+2]
  • (monohydrate): O.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cd+2]
Properties
CdCl2
Molar mass 183.31 g·mol−1
Appearance White solid, hygroscopic
Odor Odorless
Density 4.047 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
3.26 g/cm3 (monohydrate)
3.327 g/cm3 (Hemipentahydrate)
Melting point 568 °C (1,054 °F; 841 K)
Boiling point 964 °C (1,767 °F; 1,237 K)
Hemipentahydrate:
79.5 g/100 mL (−10 °C)
90 g/100 mL (0 °C)
Monohydrate:
119.6 g/100 mL (25 °C)
134.3 g/100 mL (40 °C)
134.2 g/100 mL (60 °C)
147 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility Soluble in alcohol, selenium(IV) oxychloride, benzonitrile
Insoluble in ether, acetone
Solubility in pyridine 4.6 g/kg (0 °C)
7.9 g/kg (4 °C)
8.1 g/kg (15 °C)
6.7 g/kg (30 °C)
5 g/kg (100 °C)
Solubility in ethanol 1.3 g/100 g (10 °C)
1.48 g/100 g (20 °C)
1.91 g/100 g (40 °C)
2.53 g/100 g (70 °C)
Solubility in dimethyl sulfoxide 18 g/100 g (25 °C)
Vapor pressure 0.01 kPa (471 °C)
0.1 kPa (541 °C)
−6.87·10−5 cm3/mol
Viscosity 2.31 cP (597 °C)
1.87 cP (687 °C)
Structure
Rhombohedral, hR9 (anhydrous)
Monoclinic (hemipentahydrate)
R3m, No. 166 (anhydrous)
3 2/m (anhydrous)
a = 3.846 Å, c = 17.479 Å (anhydrous)
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120°
Thermochemistry
74.7 J/mol·K
115.3 J/mol·K
−391.5 kJ/mol
−343.9 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H301, H330, H340, H350, H360, H372, H410
P210, P260, P273, P284, P301+P310, P310
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
4
0
0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
94 mg/kg (rats, oral)
60 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
88 mg/kg (rat, oral)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
[1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)
REL (Recommended)
Ca
IDLH (Immediate danger)
Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)]
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Cadmium fluoride
Cadmium bromide
Cadmium iodide
Other cations
Zinc chloride
Mercury(II) chloride
Calcium chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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