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Copper(II) chloride

7447-39-4Cl2Cu134.452 g/mol
Salt and Compound WithChEBI source record

An inorganic chloride of copper in which the metal is in the +2 oxidation state. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

298 · FY2006

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number7447-39-4ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaCl2CuChEBI ↗
Molar mass134.452 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass132.8673 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:49553ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass134.45 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass132.867303 DaPubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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copper(II) chloride
copper dichloride
ORTQZVOHEJQUHG-UHFFFAOYSA-L
[Cl][Cu][Cl]
InChI=1S/2ClH.Cu/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

Names & synonyms

copper dichloridecopper(2+) dichloride

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

EC 5.3.3.5 (cholestenol Delta-isomerase) inhibitor

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2006 source classification
Copper dichloride · 298
EndpointReported classification
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 3
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 2
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2A-2B
Skin sensitizationCategory 1
Reproductive toxicityCategory 2
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute)Category 1

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.0074376 mol

Uses 134.452 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
Cl
Chlorine · 2 atoms
52.73%
Cu
Copper · 1 atom
47.27%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:49553

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 24014 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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