Cadmium acetate

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Cadmium acetate
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Names
IUPAC name
Cadmium acetate
Other names
Cadmium diacetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 208-853-2
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • AF7505000
UNII
UN number 2570
  • InChI=1S/2C2H4O2.Cd/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2 Yes check.svgY
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  • InChI=1/2C2H4O2.Cd/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2
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  • ionic form:[Cd+2].[O-]C(=O)C.[O-]C(=O)C
  • coordination form:O=C(C)O[Cd]OC(C)=O
Properties
Cd(CH3COO)2 (anhydrous)
Cd(CH3COO)2·2H2O (dihydrate)
Molar mass 230.500 g/mol (anhydrous)
266.529 g/mol (dihydrate)
Appearancecolorless crystals (anhydrous)
white crystals (dihydrate)
Odor acetic acid
Density 2.341 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
2.01 g/cm3 (dihydrate)
Melting point 255 °C (491 °F; 528 K) (anhydrous) dihydrate decomposes at 130°C [1]
soluble (anhydrous), very soluble (dihydrate)
Solubility soluble in methanol, ethanol (anhydrous)
soluble in ethanol (dihydrate)
-83.7·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
monoclinic
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Warning
H302, H312, H332, H410
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P391, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
1
0
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
[1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd) [2]
REL (Recommended)
Ca [2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)] [2]
Related compounds
Other anions
Cadmium fluoride
Cadmium chloride
Cadmium bromide
Cadmium iodide
Other cations
Zinc acetate
Mercury(II) acetate
Silver acetate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cadmium acetate is the chemical compound with the formula Cd(O2CCH3)2(H2O)2. The compound is marketed both as the anhydrous form and as a dihydrate, both of which are white or colorless. Only the dihydrate has been verified by X-ray crystallography.

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Preparation, reactions, and uses

It forms by treating cadmium oxide with acetic acid: [3] [4]

CdO + 2 CH3CO2H + H2O → Cd(O2CCH3)2(H2O)2

It can also be prepared by treating cadmium nitrate with acetic anhydride. [5]

Cadmium acetate has few applications. By reaction with trioctylphosphine selenide, it has often been used as a precursor to cadmium selenide and related semiconductors. [6]

Structure of the dihydrate

Fragment of the structure of cadmium diacetate dihydrate. Legend: red = O, black = C, blue = Cd. CDACET01.png
Fragment of the structure of cadmium diacetate dihydrate. Legend: red = O, black = C, blue = Cd.

Unlike the coordination geometry of zinc in zinc diacetate dihydrate, cadmium is seven coordinate in Cd(O2CCH3)2(H2O)2. [7] It is a coordination polymer, featuring acetate ligands interconnecting cadmium centers.

Safety

Cadmium compounds are considered Group 1 carcinogens by the IARC.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manganese(II) acetate</span> Chemical compound

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Aluminium triacetate, formally named aluminium acetate, is a chemical compound with composition Al(CH
3
CO
2
)
3
. Under standard conditions it appears as a white, water-soluble solid that decomposes on heating at around 200 °C. The triacetate hydrolyses to a mixture of basic hydroxide / acetate salts, and multiple species co-exist in chemical equilibrium, particularly in aqueous solutions of the acetate ion; the name aluminium acetate is commonly used for this mixed system.

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