Names
IUPAC nameCadmium acetate
Other names
Cadmium diacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number: 543-90-8
JSmol: Interactive image
ChemSpider: 10521
ECHA InfoCard: 100.008.049
EC Number: 208-853-2
PubChem: 10986
RTECS number: AF7505000
UNII: SA10IX931V
Properties
Chemical formula: Cd(CHCOO) (anhydrous)
Cd(CHCOO)·2HO (dihydrate)32322
Molar mass: 230.500 g/mol (anhydrous)
266.529 g/mol (dihydrate)
Appearance: colorless crystals (anhydrous)
white crystals (dihydrate)
Odor: acetic acid
Density: 2.341 g/cm (anhydrous)
2.01 g/cm (dihydrate)33
Melting point: 255 °C (491 °F; 528 K) (anhydrous) dihydrate decomposes at 130°C
Solubility in water: soluble (anhydrous), very soluble (dihydrate)
Solubility: methanol
Magnetic susceptibility: -83.7·10 cm/mol−63
Structure
Crystal structure: monoclinic
Hazards
R-phrases: R20/21/22
S-phrases: (S2) S22
NFPA 704:
NIOSH
PEL: [1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m (as Cd)3
REL: Ca
IDLH: Ca [9 mg/m (as Cd)]3
Related compounds
anions: Cadmium fluoride
cations: Zinc acetate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).