|
| Copper
Chloride |
Chemical
name |
 |
Copper
(I) Chloride |
| CA.S.
No. |
|
7758
– 89 – 6 |
| ELINCS
/ EINECS No. |
|
231
– 842 – 9 |
| Chemical
Class |
|
Chloride |
| Chemical
Family |
|
Metal
Salt |
| Structural
Formula |
|
CuCl |
| Synonym |
|
Cuprous
Chloride
Dicopper Dichloride
Cuprous Dichloride
Copper Monochloride
Chloride Medny
Copper (1+) Chloride
|
| Common
Name |
|
Cuprous
Chloride |
| Physical
Appearance |
|
Gryes
White Powder |
| Copper
Content (Cu) |
|
63.50
% Min. |
| Purity |
|
97.5%
Min. |
| Copper
as Cupric Chloride |
|
1%
Max. |
| Molecular
Weight |
|
98.99
gm/mole |
| Water
Solubility |
|
Slightly
soluble in water |
| Moisture |
|
1%
Max. |
| Acid
Insoluble |
|
0.03%
Max. |
| Iron
[Fe] |
|
0.03%
max. |
| Boiling
Point |
|
1366
'C [2491 F] or 1490 ‘C [2714 F] |
| Melting
Point |
|
422
'C [ 792 F] to 430 ‘C [ 806 F] |
| Toxicity |
|
Oral
Rat LD50: 140 mg/kg |
| H.S.
Code |
|
2827.3940 |
| 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 |
 |
35.81 |
|
-1 |
Cu |
|
64.19 |
|
1 |
|
| -
Solid State Structure |
-
Geometry of Copper:
- Prototypical Structure: Zns (Sphalerite, Zinc
Blende) |
|
|
| -
Isotope Pattern |
What follows is the calculated isotope pattern
for the CuCl unit with
the most intense ion set to 100% |
|
| -
Application: |
-
In manufacturing of Copper Phthalocyanine Blue
Crude.
- As a catalyst in Pharmaceutical Industries.
- In manufacturing of Vat dyes, Agrochemicals,
Acrylonitrile - Synthesis.
- In purification of Carbon Monoxide Gas. |
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