cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696)

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ChEBI Name	cobalt dichloride

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:35696

Definition	A 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.

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Formula

Cl2Co

Net Charge

Average Mass

129.83860

Monoisotopic Mass

128.87090

InChI

InChI=1S/2ClH.Co/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChIKey

GVPFVAHMJGGAJG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Cl-].[Cl-].[Co++]

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	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(s):	two-colour indicator A colour indicator that possesses a different colour on each side of the transition interval.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	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	cobalt chloride hexahydrate (CHEBI:53503) has part cobalt dichloride (CHEBI:35696)

IUPAC Names

cobalt dichloride

cobalt(II) chloride

cobalt(2+) chloride

Synonyms	Sources
cobalt chloride	ChEBI
cobalt muriate	ChemIDplus
cobaltous chloride	ChemIDplus
cobaltous chloride anhydrous	NIST Chemistry WebBook
cobaltous dichloride	ChemIDplus
CoCl₂	IUPAC
dichlorocobalt	ChemIDplus
Kobalt chlorid	ChemIDplus
Kobalt(II)-chlorid	ChEBI
Kobaltdichlorid	ChEBI

Last Modified

19 January 2018