Zinc chloride

Cl2ZnCAS 7646-85-7136.28 g/mol

Cl−Cl−Zn2+

Properties

Molecular formula
Cl2Zn
Molar mass
136.28 g/mol
Exact mass
133.8668 Da
Density
2.907 g/mL (at 25 °C)
Melting point
290 °C
Boiling point
732 °C
Water solubility
4,320 g/L (25 °C)
logP
-5.99Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)Environmental Hazard (GHS09)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 030-003-00-2), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P260, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P363, P391, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
7646-85-7
SMILES
[Cl-].[Cl-].[Zn+2]
InChIKey
JIAARYAFYJHUJI-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI
InChI=1S/2ClH.Zn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Zinc chloride (ZnCl2)
  • Butter of zinc
  • Zinc butter
  • Zinc dichloride
  • Zinc(II) chloride
  • Knittex ZH
  • NSC 529648
  • Z 0014

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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