Copper Chloride (CuCl)-Powder

Characteristic

Copper(I) chloride, commonly called cuprous chloride, is the lower chloride of copper, with the formula CuCl. The substance is a white solid sparingly soluble in water, but very soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid.

Chemical formula：CuCl

Molar mass：98.999 g/mol

Appearance：white powder, slightly green from oxidized impurities

Density：4.14 g/cm3

Melting point：423 °C (793 °F; 696 K) 

Boiling point：1,490 °C (2,710 °F; 1,760 K) (decomposes)

Solubility in water：0.047 g/L (20 °C)

Solubility product (Ksp)：1.72×10⁻⁷

Solubility：insoluble in ethanol, acetone; soluble in concentrated HCl, NH4OH

Band gap：3.25 eV (300 K, direct)

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)：-40.0·10⁻⁶ cm³/mol

Refractive index (nD)：1.930

Crystal structure：Zincblende, cF20

Application

The main use of copper(I) chloride is as a precursor to the fungicide copper oxychloride.

Cuprous chloride ACTS as a catalyst for many organic reactions.

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