CADMIUM NITRATE TETRAHYDRATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 10325-94-7 (parent), 10022-68-1 (tetrahydrate)

CADMIUM NITRATE 
EINECS NO. 233-710-6 (parent)
FORMULA Cd(NO3)2 · 4H2O
MOL WT. 308.48

HS CODE

 2834.29.5100
TOXICITY Oral Rat LD50: 300mg/kg
SYNONYMS Cadmium(II) nitrate tetrahydrate (1:2:4); C.I. 77192;
Cadmium dinitrate tetrahydrate; Cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate; Dusicnan kademnaty; Nitric acid cadmium salt tetrahydrate;
SMILES [N+](O)(=O)[O-].[N+](O)(=O)[O-].[Cd+2]

CLASSIFICATION

Cadmium Salt

EXTRA NOTE

 Overall Carcinogenic Evaluation: Group 1
Poison/Deleterious Substance Code: 2S-22
A new nitrating agent for nuclear nitration of substituted

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE white crystal
MELTING POINT

59 C
BOILING POINT 132 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.45
SOLUBILITY IN WATER 2150 g/lo at 20 C
SOLVENT SOLUBILITY Soluble in ammonia
pH 3.9 (50g/l)
VAPOR DENSITY  
AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 4, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions. Hygroscopic: absorbs moisture or water from the air.

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Material Safety Data Sheet

Google Scholar Search

http://www.inchem.org/
The main use of cadmium is the electroplating of other metals, mainly steel, iron and copper. Almost 50% of all cadmium is used for this purpose. Cadmium may also be alloyed with copper, nickel, gold, silver, bismuth and aluminium to form easily fusible compounds which can be used as coatings for other materials, and in welding and in soldering processes (Friberg & Elinder, 1983; Sittig, 1985). In addition, cadmium compounds are used in the production of pigments and dyes (cadmium sulphide, cadmium sulphoselenide), as stabilizers in plastics (cadmium stearate), and in the electrodes of nickel-cadmium alkaline batteries. Cadmium compounds are also used in printing, in textiles, in television phosphors, photography, lasers, in semiconductors, pyrotechnics, solar cells, scintillation counters, as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors, in dental amalgams, in the manufacture of fluorescent lamps, in jewellery, in engraving, in the automobile and aircraft industries, as pesticides, polymerization catalysts and in paints and glass. Cadmium is found in superphosphate fertilizers (Stokinger, 1981; Friberg & Elinder 1983).

Local: Hazard Overview: Strong oxidizer. Contact with other material may cause a fire. Hygroscopic (absorbs moisture from the air). Causes eye and skin irritation. Harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. Cancer hazard. Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. Target Organs: Blood, skeletal structures, eyes, skin.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white crystal
Cd(NO3)2 · 4H2O

98.0% min

CHLORIDES

0.01% max
SULFATES

0.05% max

Fe

0.01% max

Pb

0.05% max

INSOLUBLES

0.05% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS 5.1 (Packing Group: II)
UN NO. 1477
SAFETY INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: T O N, Risk Phrases: 45-20/21/22-50/53-8, Safety Phrases: 53-17-36/37-45-60-61