zinc chloride

Also known as zinc chloride, anhydrous, zinc(II) chloride, dichlorozinc, butter of zinc, zinc dichloride, ZnCl₂, ZnCl2

chemical compound

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Zinc chloride is a chemical compound with the formula ZnCl₂, also represented as Cl₂Zn. Its IUPAC name is dichlorozinc. The substance has a density of 2.91 and a mass of 133.86684756. It melts at 554 and boils at 1350. The vapor pressure is 0, and its solubility is 435.

Safety guidelines for zinc chloride include a time-weighted average exposure limit of 1 and a short-term exposure limit of 2. The immediately dangerous to life or health level is 50. The compound has a charge of 0, with no hydrogen bond donors or acceptors. It is referenced by 401 other encyclopedia articles.

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Within Vinony's link graph, zinc chloride is referenced by 401 other articles, and connects out to hygroscopy, flux and Lewis acid–base theory.

It is catalogued under topics including Chembox having GHS data, Chemical articles with multiple CAS registry numbers and Chemical articles with multiple compound IDs.

Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: Cl2Zn
Molecular weight: 136.3 g/mol
IUPAC name: dichlorozinc
SMILES: Cl[Zn]Cl
InChIKey: JIAARYAFYJHUJI-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase: Approved
Molecule type: Small molecule
First approval: 1986
Admin. routes: parenteral

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Research

2,743 papers

Effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate and zinc chloride mouthwashes in the treatment of oral mucositis and quality of life in patients with cancer under chemotherapy.Nursing open · 2022
Zinc chloride affects chondrogenesis via VEGF signaling.Experimental cell research · 2021
Zinc chloride is effective as an antibiotic in biofilm prevention following septoplasty.Scientific reports · 2023
The toxicology of zinc chloride smoke producing bombs and screens.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2017
Recent Development of Active Ingredients in Mouthwashes and Toothpastes for Periodontal Diseases.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: zinc compound
Has part: chlorine
Mass: 133.86684756

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NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0674
Commons category: Zinc chloride
density: 2.54
color: white
immediately dangerous to life or health: 50
melting point: 325
boiling point: 732
vapor pressure: 0
time-weighted average exposure limit: 1
short-term exposure limit: 2
canonical SMILES: Cl[Zn]Cl
has characteristic: hygroscopy
chemical formula: Cl₂Zn
medical condition treated: common cold
subject has role: mouthwash

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Encyclopedic overview

Zinc chloride is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula ZnCl2·nH2O, with n ranging from 0 to 4.5, forming hydrates. Zinc chloride, anhydrous and its hydrates, are colorless or white crystalline solids, and are highly soluble in water. Five hydrates of zinc chloride are known, as well as four polymorphs of anhydrous zinc chloride.

All forms of zinc chloride are deliquescent. They can usually be produced by the reaction of zinc or its compounds with some form of hydrogen chloride. Anhydrous zinc compound is a Lewis acid, readily forming complexes with a variety of Lewis bases. Zinc chloride finds wide application in textile processing, metallurgical fluxes, chemical synthesis of organic compounds, such as benzaldehyde, and processes to produce other compounds of zinc.

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