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Zinc chloride

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri™, ACS reagent, ≥97%

Synonym(s):

Dichlorozinc

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Linear Formula:
ZnCl2
CAS Number:
7646-85-7
Molecular Weight:
136.30
EC Number:
231-592-0
MDL number:
MFCD00011295
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329765761
NACRES:
NA.21
assay:
≥97%
grade:
ACS reagent
anhydrous
form:
powder, crystals or granules

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grade

ACS reagent
anhydrous

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 428 °C)

product line

Redi-Dri™

assay

≥97%

form

powder, crystals or granules

quality

free-flowing

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: zinc

impurities

Oxychloride, passes test
≤0.005% insolubles

pH

5 (20 °C, 100 g/L)

mp

293 °C (lit.)

anion traces

nitrate (NO3-): ≤0.003%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.06%
Fe: ≤0.001%
K: ≤0.02%
Mg: ≤0.01%
NH4+: ≤0.005%
Na: ≤0.05%
Pb: ≤0.005%

SMILES string

[Cl-].[Cl-].[Zn++]

InChI

1S/2ClH.Zn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

JIAARYAFYJHUJI-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Zinc chloride (ZnCl2) is an inorganic compound that is commonly used as a reagent in chemical synthesis. It is used as a mild Lewis acid catalyst in cycloaddition, substitution, electrophilic aromatic additions, and selective reduction reactions. ZnCl2 is also a useful starting material for the synthesis of many organozinc reagents via transmetalation reaction.

Application

Zinc chloride can be used as:     
  • A catalyst to synthesize 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles by [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of organic nitriles with sodium azide.      
  • A reagent to promote the hydrolysis of NaBH4 for the generation of hydrogen.      
  • A reagent for the activation of carbon materials.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Zinc (Zn), the second abundant trace element in living organisms, plays an important role in regulating cell metabolism, signaling, proliferation, gene expression and apoptosis. Meanwhile, the overload of Zn will disrupt the intracellular calcium homeostasis via impairing mitochondrial function. However
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