|
| Copper
Chloride Anhydrous |
Chemical
name |
 |
Copper
(I) Chloride |
| CA.S.
No. |
|
7447
– 39 – 4 |
| ELINCS
/ EINECS No. |
|
231
– 210 – 2 |
| Chemical
Class |
|
Chloride |
| Chemical
Family |
|
Metal
Salt |
| Structural
Formula |
|
CuCl2 |
| Hill
System Formula |
|
Cl2Cu1 |
| Synonym |
|
Cupric
Chloride
Copper (II) Chloride
Cupric Dichloride |
| Common
Name |
|
Cupric
Chloride Anhydrous |
| Physical
Appearance |
|
Dark
Brown Crystal Powder |
| Copper
Content (cu) |
|
46.50
% Min. |
| Purity |
|
97.5%
Min. |
| Molecular
Weight |
|
134.45
gm/mole |
| Water
Solubility |
|
Soluble
in water |
| Other
Solubility |
|
Soluble
in Alcohol and Acetone |
| Moisture |
|
1%
Max. |
| Acid
Insoluble |
|
0.03%
Max. |
| Iron
[Fe] |
|
0.03%
max. |
| Toxicity |
|
Oral
Rat LD50: 140 mg/kg |
| H.S.
Code |
|
2827.3990 |
| Boiling
Point |
|
993
‘C |
| Melting
Point |
|
620
‘C to 630 ‘C (extrapolated;
Decomposes above 300 ‘C to CuCl + Cl2) |
| Vapor
Pressure |
|
1.546
'c or (1.3 mm hg @ 546 ‘c) |
| Maximum
Temperature at |
|
PP
= 200’ F / 095’C
PVDF = 275’ F/ 135’C
PTFE = 450’ F / 235’C |
| NFPA
Rating |
|
Health:
2 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 0 |
|
Element |
|
% |
|
Formal
Oxidation Staste |
Cl |
 |
52.74 |
|
-1 |
Cu |
|
47.26 |
|
2 |
|
| -
Solid State Structure |
-
Geometry of Copper: 4 coordinate: square planar
- Prototypical Structure:
|
|
|
| -
Isotope Pattern |
|
What follows is the calculated isotope pattern
for the CuCl2 unit with the most intense ion set
to 100%. |
|
| -
Application: |
-
As a catalyst in polymerization of Vinyl Chloride
and Acrylonitrile.
- As a catalyst to convert mercaptans into disulphides,
known as sweetening.
- Manufacture of Copper Phthalocyanine Green.
- In the manufacture of Aniline Dyes.
- Etching of metals. Bluing of Ferrous Metals.
- Root-proofing agent on wood
- Mildew proofing for textile
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