Zincchloride

HCID 3007855CAS 7646-85-7

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Basic information

Standard SMILES: [Cl-].[Cl-].[Zn+2]
InChIKey: JIAARYAFYJHUJI-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Molecular formula: Cl2Zn
Average molar mass: 136.3 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass: 133.86684756

Overview

Zinc dichloride is a compound of zinc and chloride ions in the ratio 1:2. It exists in four crystalline forms, in each of which the Zn2+ ions are trigonal planar coordinated to four chloride ions. It has a role as a Lewis acid, a disinfectant, an astringent and an EC 5.3.3.5 (cholestenol Delta-isomerase) inhibitor. It is a zinc molecular entity and an inorganic chloride.

Names & identifiers

Preferred name: Zincchloride
IUPAC: zinc dichloride

Names & synonyms

zincchloridezinc;dichlorideCl2Znzinc-chloridezink chloridezinc(II)chloridezinc(II)-chloridezinc(2+) chloridezinc (II) chlorideSCHEMBL704ZINC CHLORIDE [II]ZINC CHLORIDE [MI]

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