Thermo Scientific™ Zinc chloride, anhydrous 98+%

Zinc chloride is used as a catalyst, dehydrating and condensing agent, soldering flux, and metal etchant. It is also employed in preserving anatomical specimens, wood preservatives, deodorant, disinfecting and embalming materials. It is likewise employed as a mordant in printing and dyeing materials and in the vulcanizing processes of fiber and rubber. It is useful as an electrolyte in dry cell batteries, in metal industry, in galvanizing iron and as an electrolyte for electroplating. It is useful in organic synthesis, for example, in the Friedel-Crafts acylatoin, Fisher indole synthesis, Lucas reagent (zinc chloride with HCl), activation of allylic/benzylic halides towards reaction with olefins or with sodium cyanoborohydride catalyzed reduction of halides, organozinc reagents for use in Negishi coupling, and aldol condensation reactions.

Applications

Zinc chloride is used as a catalyst, dehydrating and condensing agent, soldering flux, and metal etchant. It is also employed in preserving anatomical specimens, wood preservatives, deodorant, disinfecting and embalming materials. It is likewise employed as a mordant in printing and dyeing materials and in the vulcanizing processes of fiber and rubber. It is useful as an electrolyte in dry cell batteries, in metal industry, in galvanizing iron and as an electrolyte for electroplating. It is useful in organic synthesis, for example, in the Friedel-Crafts acylatoin, Fisher indole synthesis, Lucas reagent (zinc chloride with HCl), activation of allylic/benzylic halides towards reaction with olefins or with sodium cyanoborohydride catalyzed reduction of halides, organozinc reagents for use in Negishi coupling, and aldol condensation reactions.

Solubility

Soluble in water, dilute HCl, alcohol, glycerol, acetone and ether.

Notes

Hygroscopic.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

1. Salyulev, A. B.; Potapov, A. M. Conductivity of Some Molten Chlorides at Elevated Temperatures I. Experimental and Calculation Techniques for BeCl2, ZnCl2, and PbCl2. J. Chem. Eng. Data. 2015, 60 (3), 484-492.
2. Kamandari, H.; Rafsanjani, H. H.; Najjarzadeh, H.; Eksiri, Z. Influence of process variables on chemically activated carbon from pistachio shell with ZnCl2 and KOH Journal on Chemical Intermediates. 2015, 41 (1), 71-81.