Cupric Chloride – Dihydrate

Cupric Chloride - Dihydrate

Chemical formula: CuCl₂.2H₂O

CAS No: 10125-13-0

Molecular Weight: 170.49

Copper(II) chloride is an inorganic chloride salts of copper. It is a yellowish-brown powder (the anhydrous form) or a green crystalline solid (the dihydrate). Non-combustible but hydrogen chloride gas may form when heated in a fire. Corrosive to aluminium. Used to manufacture other chemicals, in dyeing, in printing, as a wood preservative.

Standard Specification:

Parameters	Our Standard
Total Copper	36.5 % min
Purity	98.00 % min
Moisture	04.00 % max
Water Insoluble	200 ppm Max
Iron	200 ppm Max
PH-5% Solution	2.5 to 4.0

Properties
Density	2.51 g/cm³
Melting point	100 °C
Boiling point	993 °C
Solubility in water	70.6 g/100 mL (0 °C) 75.7 g/100 mL (25 °C) 107.9 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility methanol	68 g/100 mL (15 °C)
Ethanol	53 g/100 mL (15 °C) soluble in acetone

Appearance

Powder- Green to Bluish Green Crystals

Properties

– Soluble in Water, Methanol, Ethanol & Acetone

Packing

– PP lined HDPE bags of 25/50 kgs.
– As per customer’s requirement in bulk bag up to 1 MT in a big sack.

Application

– Fungicide
– Electroplating baths
– Pigment for glass and ceramics,
– Photography.
– In the manufacture of Phthalocyanine Green.
– Catalyst for oxidation of alcohols under aerobic conditions.
– As a catalyst for organic and inorganic reactions