CHEBI:35696 - cobalt dichloride

ChEBI IDCHEBI:35696
ChEBI Namecobalt dichloride
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DefinitionA cobalt salt in which the cobalt metal is in the +2 oxidation state and the counter-anion is chloride. It is used as an indicator for water in desiccants.
Last Modified19 January 2018
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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Formula2Cl.Co
Net Charge0
Average Mass129.839
Monoisotopic Mass128.87090
SMILES[Cl-].[Cl-].[Co+2]
InChIInChI=1S/2ClH.Co/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
InChIKeyGVPFVAHMJGGAJG-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
sensitiser  A chemical compound that causes a substantial proportion of exposed people or animals to develop an allergic reaction in normal tissue after repeated exposure to the compound.
allergen  A chemical compound, or part thereof, which causes the onset of an allergic reaction by interacting with any of the molecular pathways involved in an allergy.
calcium channel blocker  One of a class of drugs that acts by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cell membranes or on the release and binding of calcium in intracellular pools.
Application:
two-colour indicator  A colour indicator that possesses a different colour on each side of the transition interval.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696) has part cobalt(2+) (CHEBI:48828)
cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696) has role allergen (CHEBI:50904)
cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696) has role calcium channel blocker (CHEBI:38215)
cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696) has role sensitiser (CHEBI:139492)
cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696) has role two-colour indicator (CHEBI:50412)
cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696) is a cobalt salt (CHEBI:35698)
cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696) is a inorganic chloride (CHEBI:36093)
Incoming Relation(s)
cobalt chloride hexahydrate (CHEBI:53503) has part cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696)
IUPAC Names 
cobalt dichloride
cobalt(II) chloride
cobalt(2+) chloride
Synonyms  Source
cobaltous chlorideChemIDplus
dichlorocobaltChemIDplus
cobalt muriateChemIDplus
Kobalt chloridChemIDplus
cobaltous dichlorideChemIDplus
KobaltdichloridChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
Cobalt(II)_chlorideWikipedia
LSM-5958LINCS
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:9298Gmelin
Reaxys:3902826Reaxys
CAS:7646-79-9ChemIDplus
CAS:7646-79-9NIST Chemistry WebBook
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