Barium chloride
ALDRICH/342920 - 99.9% trace metals basis
Synonym: Dichlorobarium
CAS Number: 10361-37-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): BaCl2
Molecular Weight: 208.23
EC Number: 233-788-1
MDL Number: MFCD00003445
Linear Formula: BaCl2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99.9% trace metals basis |
| density | 3.856 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder |
| impurities | ≤1500.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/Ba.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p |
| InChI key | WDIHJSXYQDMJHN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 963 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | core: barium |
| SMILES string | Cl[Ba]Cl |
| Application: | BaCl2 can be industrially used in the synthesis of pigment and the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. It can also be used in laboratory application in the testing of sulfate ions. |
| General description: | Barium chloride (BaCl2) is a hygroscopic water soluble ionic compound that can be found naturally as witherite. It can be also prepared from barium hydroxide or barium carbonate. |
| Packaging: | 10, 50, 250 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 - H319 - H332 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P264 - P270 - P301 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 20-25-36 |
| Safety Statements | 26-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1564 6.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99.9% trace metals basis |
| mp | 963 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 3.856 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |


