Catalog Number
ACM7647101-1
Product Name
Palladium chloride
Description
Palladium chloride appears as dark brown crystals. (NTP, 1992)
IUPAC Name
dichloropalladium
Molecular Weight
177.3g/mol
Molecular Formula
PdCl2;Cl2Pd
InChI
InChI=1S/2ClH.Pd/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
InChI Key
PIBWKRNGBLPSSY-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Melting Point
934 °F (DECOMP) (NTP, 1992);678-680 °C
Density
4 at 64 °F (NTP, 1992);4.0 g/cu cm
Solubility
Soluble (NTP, 1992);Sol in water, ethanol, acetone;Readily soluble in hydrochloric acid and solutions of alkali metal chlorides
Color/Form
Red rhombic crystals; hygroscopic;Brown to brownish violet powder
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
MeSH Entry Terms
palladium chloride;palladium chloride dihydrate;palladium dichloride;palladium dichloride dihydrate;PdCl2
Monoisotopic Mass
175.84119g/mol
Other Experimental
DELIQUESCENT; DECOMPOSES @ 500 °C;Decomposition at high temperatures to palladium and chlorine;Sublimes at 590 °C; decomposition begins at 600 °C and is complete at 740 °C;Dark brown crystals; soluble in water, alcohol, acetone; reduced in solution by hydrogen or carbon monoxide to metal /Palladium(II) chloride dihydrate/