Cadmium acetate

Cadmium acetate
Names
	IUPAC name Cadmium acetate
	Other names Cadmium diacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	543-90-8 ; 5743-04-4 (dihydrate) ;
3D model (JSmol)	ionic form: Interactive image; coordination form: Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10521 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.049
EC Number	208-853-2;
PubChem CID	10986;
RTECS number	AF7505000;
UNII	95KC50Z1L0 ; SA10IX931V (dihydrate) ;
UN number	2570
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1020225 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2C2H4O2.Cd/c21-2(3)4;/h21H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2 Key: LHQLJMJLROMYRN-UHFFFAOYSA-L ; InChI=1/2C2H4O2.Cd/c21-2(3)4;/h21H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2 Key: LHQLJMJLROMYRN-NUQVWONBAK;
	SMILES ionic form: [Cd+2].[O-]C(=O)C.[O-]C(=O)C; coordination form: O=C(C)O[Cd]OC(C)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	Cd(CH3COO)2 (anhydrous); Cd(CH3COO)2·2H2O (dihydrate)
Molar mass	230.500 g/mol (anhydrous); 266.529 g/mol (dihydrate)
Appearance	colorless crystals (anhydrous); white crystals (dihydrate)
Odor	acetic acid
Density	2.341 g/cm3 (anhydrous); 2.01 g/cm3 (dihydrate)
Melting point	255 °C (491 °F; 528 K) (anhydrous); 130 °C (266 °F; 403 K) (dihydrate decomposes);
Solubility in water	soluble (anhydrous), very soluble (dihydrate)
Solubility	soluble in methanol, ethanol (anhydrous); soluble in ethanol (dihydrate)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−83.7·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure	monoclinic
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H302, H312, H332, H410
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P312, P322, P330, P363, P391, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 1 0
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	[1910.1027] TWA 0.005 mg/m3 (as Cd)
REL (Recommended)	Ca
IDLH (Immediate danger)	Ca [9 mg/m3 (as Cd)]
Related compounds
Other anions	Cadmium fluoride; Cadmium chloride; Cadmium bromide; Cadmium iodide
Other cations	Zinc acetate; Mercury(II) acetate; Silver acetate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Cadmium acetate is the chemical compound with the formula Cd(O₂CCH₃)₂(H₂O)₂. The compound is marketed both as the anhydrous form and as a dihydrate, both of which are white or colorless. Only the dihydrate has been verified by X-ray crystallography.