cuprous chloride
Also known as CuCl, copper(I) chloride, copper chloride, dicopper dichloride, copper(1+) chloride, copper monochloride
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- ClCu
- Molecular weight
- 99 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- copper(1+) chloride
- SMILES
- [Cl-].[Cu+]
- InChIKey
- OXBLHERUFWYNTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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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. Impure samples appear green due to the presence of copper(II) chloride (CuCl2).
Occurrence