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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula Cd.O
Molecular Weight 128.41
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CADMIUM OXIDE

SMILES

[O--].[Cd++]

InChI

InChIKey=CFEAAQFZALKQPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/Cd.O/q+2;-2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula Cd
Molecular Weight 112.411
Charge 2
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula HO
Molecular Weight 17.0073
Charge -1
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Cadmium is a heavy metal that causes toxicity in humans and animals. Cadmium chloride is used due to its solubility in water and its ability to produce high concentrations of cadmium at the target site. Cadmium chloride is used in printing, photocopying, dyeing, analytical chemistry. Experiments on rodents have shown that this compound caused renal toxicity. Oxidative stress plays a key role in cadmium chloride-induced cyto/genotoxicity.

Approval Year

PubMed

Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
0H3KWS8KJ3
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version