Zinc chloride

Zinc chloride is the name of chemical compounds with the formula ZnCl₂ and its hydrates. Zinc chlorides, of which nine crystalline forms are known, are colorless or white, and are highly soluble in water. ZnCl₂ itself is hygroscopic and even deliquescent. Samples should therefore be protected from sources of moisture, including the water vapor present in ambient air. Zinc chloride finds wide application in textile processing, metallurgical fluxes, and chemical synthesis. No mineral with this chemical composition is known aside from the very rare mineral simonkolleite, Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂·H₂O.

Zinc chloride

Names
IUPAC name Zinc chloride
Other names Zinc(II) chloride Zinc dichloride Butter of zinc
Identifiers
CAS Number	7646-85-7 Anhydrous^Y 29426-92-4 Tetrahydrate^N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:49976^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1200679^N
ChemSpider	5525^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.028.720
EC Number	231-592-0
PubChem CID	3007855
RTECS number	ZH1400000
UNII	86Q357L16B^Y
UN number	2331
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2035013
InChI InChI=1S/2ClH.Zn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2^Y Key: JIAARYAFYJHUJI-UHFFFAOYSA-L^Y InChI=1/2ClH.Zn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: JIAARYAFYJHUJI-NUQVWONBAB
SMILES Cl[Zn]Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	ZnCl2
Molar mass	136.315 g/mol
Appearance	white crystalline solid hygroscopic and very deliquescent
Odor	odorless
Density	2.907 g/cm^3
Melting point	290 °C (554 °F; 563 K)[1]
Boiling point	732 °C (1,350 °F; 1,005 K)[1]
Solubility in water	432.0 g/ 100 g (25 °C)
Solubility	soluble in ethanol, glycerol and acetone
Solubility in alcohol	430.0 g/100ml
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−65.0·10^−6 cm^3/mol
Structure
Coordination geometry	Tetrahedral, linear in the gas phase
Pharmacology
ATC code	B05XA12 (WHO)
Hazards
Safety data sheet	External MSDS
EU classification (DSD) (outdated)	Harmful (Xn) Corrosive (C) Dangerous for the environment (N)
R-phrases (outdated)	R22, R34, R50/53
S-phrases (outdated)	(S1/2), S26, S36/37/39, S45, S60, S61
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	0 3 0
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	350 mg/kg (rat, oral) 350 mg/kg (mouse, oral) 200 mg/kg (guinea pig, oral) 1100 mg/kg (rat, oral) 1250 mg/kg (mouse, oral)[2]
LC50 (median concentration)	1260 mg/m^3 (rat, 30 min) 1180 mg-min/m^3[2]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 1 mg/m^3 (fume)[3]
REL (Recommended)	TWA 1 mg/m^3 ST 2 mg/m^3 (fume)[3]
IDLH (Immediate danger)	50 mg/m^3 (fume)[3]
Related compounds
Other anions	Zinc fluoride Zinc bromide Zinc iodide
Other cations	Cadmium chloride Mercury(II) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Structure and properties

Four crystalline forms (polymorphs) of ZnCl₂ are known: α, β, γ, and δ, and in each case the Zn²⁺ ions are tetrahedrally coordinated to four chloride ions.[4]

Form	Symmetry	Pearson symbol	Group	No	a (nm)	b (nm)	c (nm)	Z	ρ (g/cm^3)
α	tetragonal	tI12	I42d	122	0.5398	0.5398	0.64223	4	3.00
β	tetragonal	tP6	P42/nmc	137	0.3696	0.3696	1.071	2	3.09
γ	monoclinic	mP36	P21/c	14	0.654	1.131	1.23328	12	2.98
δ	orthorhombic	oP12	Pna21	33	0.6125	0.6443	0.7693	4	2.98

Here a, b, and c are lattice constants, Z is the number of structure units per unit cell, and ρ is the density calculated from the structure parameters.[5][6][7]

The pure anhydrous orthorhombic form (δ) rapidly changes to one of the other forms on exposure to the atmosphere, and a possible explanation is that the OH⁻ ions originating from the absorbed water facilitate the rearrangement.[4] Rapid cooling of molten ZnCl₂ gives a glass.[8]

The covalent character of the anhydrous material is indicated by its relatively low melting point of 275 °C.[9] Further evidence for covalency is provided by the high solubility of the dichloride in ethereal solvents, where it forms adducts with the formula ZnCl₂L₂, where L = ligand such as O(C₂H₅)₂. In the gas phase, ZnCl₂ molecules are linear with a bond length of 205 pm.[10]

Molten ZnCl₂ has a high viscosity at its melting point and a comparatively low electrical conductivity, which increases markedly with temperature.[10][11] A Raman scattering study of the melt indicated the presence of polymeric structures,[12] and a neutron scattering study indicated the presence of tetrahedral {ZnCl₄} complexes.[13]

Hydrates

Five hydrates of zinc chloride are known: ZnCl₂(H₂O)_n with n = 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3 and 4.[14] The tetrahydrate ZnCl₂(H₂O)₄ crystallizes from aqueous solutions of zinc chloride.[14]

Preparation and purification

Anhydrous ZnCl₂ can be prepared from zinc and hydrogen chloride:

Zn(s) + 2 HCl → ZnCl₂ + H₂(g)

Hydrated forms and aqueous solutions may be readily prepared similarly by treating Zn metal with hydrochloric acid. Zinc oxide and zinc sulfide react with HCl:

ZnS(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → ZnCl₂(aq) + H₂S(g)

Unlike many other elements, zinc essentially exists in only one oxidation state, 2+, which simplifies purification of the chloride.

Commercial samples of zinc chloride typically contain water and products from hydrolysis as impurities. Such samples may be purified by recrystallization from hot dioxane. Anhydrous samples can be purified by sublimation in a stream of hydrogen chloride gas, followed by heating the sublimate to 400 °C in a stream of dry nitrogen gas. Finally, the simplest method relies on treating the zinc chloride with thionyl chloride.[15]

Reactions

Molten anhydrous ZnCl₂ at 500–700 °C dissolves zinc metal, and, on rapid cooling of the melt, a yellow diamagnetic glass is formed, which Raman studies indicate contains the Zn²⁺
₂ ion.[14]

A number of salts containing the tetrachlorozincate anion, ZnCl²⁻
₄, are known.[10] "Caulton's reagent", V₂Cl₃(thf)₆Zn₂Cl₆ is an example of a salt containing Zn₂Cl²⁻
₆.[16][17] The compound Cs₃ZnCl₅ contains tetrahedral ZnCl²⁻
₄ and Cl⁻ anions.[4] No compounds containing the ZnCl⁴⁻
₆ ion have been characterized.[4]

Whilst zinc chloride is very soluble in water, solutions cannot be considered to contain simply solvated Zn²⁺ ions and Cl⁻ ions, ZnCl_xH₂O_(4−x) species are also present.[18][19][20] Aqueous solutions of ZnCl₂ are acidic: a 6 M aqueous solution has a pH of 1.[14] The acidity of aqueous ZnCl₂ solutions relative to solutions of other Zn²⁺ salts is due to the formation of the tetrahedral chloro aqua complexes where the reduction in coordination number from 6 to 4 further reduces the strength of the O–H bonds in the solvated water molecules.[21]

In alkali solution in the presence of OH⁻ ion various zinc hydroxychloride anions are present in solution, e.g. Zn(OH)₃Cl²⁻, Zn(OH)₂Cl²⁻
₂, ZnOHCl²⁻
₃, and Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂·H₂O (simonkolleite) precipitates.[22]

When ammonia is bubbled through a solution of zinc chloride, the hydroxide does not precipitate, instead compounds containing complexed ammonia (ammines) are produced, Zn(NH₃)₄Cl₂·H₂O and on concentration ZnCl₂(NH₃)₂.[23] The former contains the Zn(NH₃)₆²⁺ ion [4], and the latter is molecular with a distorted tetrahedral geometry.[24] The species in aqueous solution have been investigated and show that Zn(NH₃)₄²⁺ is the main species present with Zn(NH₃)₃Cl⁺ also present at lower NH₃:Zn ratio.[25]

Aqueous zinc chloride reacts with zinc oxide to form an amorphous cement that was first investigated in the 1855 by Stanislas Sorel. Sorel later went on to investigate the related magnesium oxychloride cement, which bears his name.[26]

When hydrated zinc chloride is heated, one obtains a residue of Zn(OH)Cl e.g.[27]

ZnCl₂·2H₂O → ZnCl(OH) + HCl + H₂O

The compound ZnCl₂·​¹⁄₂HCl·H₂O may be prepared by careful precipitation from a solution of ZnCl₂ acidified with HCl. It contains a polymeric anion (Zn₂Cl₅⁻)_n with balancing monohydrated hydronium ions, H₅O₂⁺ ions.[4][28]

The formation of highly reactive anhydrous HCl gas formed when zinc chloride hydrates are heated is the basis of qualitative inorganic spot tests.[29]

The use of zinc chloride as a flux, sometimes in a mixture with ammonium chloride (see also Zinc ammonium chloride), involves the production of HCl and its subsequent reaction with surface oxides. Zinc chloride forms two salts with ammonium chloride: (NH₄)₂ZnCl₄ and (NH₄)₃ClZnCl₄, which decompose on heating liberating HCl, just as zinc chloride hydrate does. The action of zinc chloride/ammonium chloride fluxes, for example, in the hot-dip galvanizing process produces H₂ gas and ammonia fumes.[30]

Cellulose dissolves in aqueous solutions of ZnCl₂, and zinc-cellulose complexes have been detected.[31] Cellulose also dissolves in molten ZnCl₂ hydrate and carboxylation and acetylation performed on the cellulose polymer.[32]

Thus, although many zinc salts have different formulas and different crystal structures, these salts behave very similarly in aqueous solution. For example, solutions prepared from any of the polymorphs of ZnCl₂, as well as other halides (bromide, iodide), and the sulfate can often be used interchangeably for the preparation of other zinc compounds. Illustrative is the preparation of zinc carbonate:

ZnCl₂(aq) + Na₂CO₃(aq) → ZnCO₃(s) + 2 NaCl(aq)

Applications

As a metallurgical flux

Zinc chloride has the ability to react with metal oxides (MO) to give derivatives of the formula MZnOCl₂.[33] This reaction is relevant to the utility of ZnCl₂ solution as a flux for soldering — it dissolves oxide coatings, exposing the clean metal surface.[33] Fluxes with ZnCl₂ as an active ingredient are sometimes called "tinner's fluid". Typically this flux was prepared by dissolving zinc foil in dilute hydrochloric acid until the liquid ceased to evolve hydrogen; for this reason, such flux was once known as "killed spirits". Because of its corrosive nature, this flux is not suitable for situations where any residue cannot be cleaned away, such as electronic work. This property also leads to its use in the manufacture of magnesia cements for dental fillings and certain mouthwashes as an active ingredient.

In organic synthesis

An early use of zinc chloride (Silzic) was in building carbon skeletons by condensation of methanol molecules. Unsaturated hydrocarbons are the major products, with reaction conditions influencing the distribution of products, though some aromatic compounds were formed.[34] In 1880, it was found that molten zinc chloride catalyses an aromatization reaction generating hexamethylbenzene. At the melting point of ZnCl₂ (283 °C), the reaction has a ΔG = −1090 kJ/mol and can be idealised as[35]

15 CH
₃OH → C
₆(CH
₃)
₆ + 3 CH
₄ + 15 H
₂O

The discoverers of this reaction rationalized it as involving condensation of methylene units followed by complete Friedel-Crafts methylation of the resulting benzene ring with chloromethane generated in situ.[35] Such an alkylation transformation is an application of zinc chloride's moderate strength as a Lewis acid, which is its principal role in laboratory synthesis. Other examples include catalyzing (A) the Fischer indole synthesis,[36] and also (B) Friedel-Crafts acylation reactions involving activated aromatic rings[37][38]

Related to the latter is the classical preparation of the dye fluorescein from phthalic anhydride and resorcinol, which involves a Friedel-Crafts acylation.[39] This transformation has in fact been accomplished using even the hydrated ZnCl₂ sample shown in the picture above.

Hydrochloric acid alone reacts poorly with primary alcohols and secondary alcohols, but a combination of HCl with ZnCl₂ (known together as the "Lucas reagent") is effective for the preparation of alkyl chlorides. Typical reactions are conducted at 130 °C. This reaction probably proceeds via an S_N2 mechanism with primary alcohols but S_N1 pathway with secondary alcohols.

Zinc chloride also activates benzylic and allylic halides towards substitution by weak nucleophiles such as alkenes:[40]

In similar fashion, ZnCl₂ promotes selective NaBH₃CN reduction of tertiary, allylic or benzylic halides to the corresponding hydrocarbons.

Zinc chloride is also a useful starting reagent for the synthesis of many organozinc reagents, such as those used in the palladium catalyzed Negishi coupling with aryl halides or vinyl halides.[41] In such cases the organozinc compound is usually prepared by transmetallation from an organolithium or a Grignard reagent, for example:

Zinc enolates, prepared from alkali metal enolates and ZnCl₂, provide control of stereochemistry in aldol condensation reactions due to chelation on to the zinc. In the example shown below, the threo product was favored over the erythro by a factor of 5:1 when ZnCl₂ in DME/ether was used.[42] The chelate is more stable when the bulky phenyl group is pseudo-equatorial rather than pseudo-axial, i.e., threo rather than erythro.

In textile and paper processing

Concentrated aqueous solutions of zinc chloride (more than 64% weight/weight zinc chloride in water) have the interesting property of dissolving starch, silk, and cellulose. Thus, such solutions cannot be filtered through standard filter papers. Relevant to its affinity for these materials, ZnCl₂ is used as a fireproofing agent and in fabric "refresheners" such as Febreze. Vulcanized fibre is made by soaking paper in concentrated zinc chloride.

Smoke grenades

The zinc chloride smoke mixture ("HC") used in smoke grenades contains zinc oxide, hexachloroethane and granular aluminium powder, which, when ignited, react to form zinc chloride, carbon and aluminium oxide smoke, an effective smoke screen.[43]

Fingerprint detection

Ninhydrin reacts with amino acids and amines to form a colored compound "Ruhemann's purple" (RP). Spraying with a zinc chloride solution forms a 1:1 complex RP:ZnCl(H₂O)₂, which is more readily detected as it fluoresces better than Ruhemann's purple.[44]

Disinfectant

Historically, a dilute aqueous solution of zinc chloride was used as a disinfectant under the name "Burnett's Disinfecting Fluid". [45] It is also used in some commercial brands of antiseptic mouthwash.

Skin cancer treatment

Zinc chloride has been used in alternative medicine to cause eschars, scabs of dead tissue, in an attempt to cure skin cancers.[46] Various products, such as Cansema or "black salve", containing zinc chloride and sold as cancer cures have been listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as fake [47] with warning letters being sent to suppliers.[48]

Numerous reports in medical literature describe serious scarring and damage to normal skin by escharotic substances. Given these side-effects, its use in treatment is not warranted as there are much safer and more effective alternatives, such as radiation therapy and Mohs surgery.[49][50]

Safety

Zinc chloride is a skin irritant. After contact of the skin, immediate removal is necessary using soap and plenty of water. After contact of the eyes, adequate measures are rinsing with plenty of water or other eye rinse and contacting an ophthalmologist as soon as possible.[51]

Zinc chloride is caustic to the gastrointestinal tract, occasionally leading to hematemesis. Symptoms of acute intoxication are gastrointestinal distress, diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal pain. Vomiting occurs almost universally. The lethal dose in humans is 3–5 g. Decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract after oral uptake of zinc compounds is mostly unnecessary, since patients usually vomit sufficiently. Milk may be administered to decrease absorption of the metal. Zinc levels may be normalized with EDTA salts.[51]

Zinc chloride is extremely detrimental to the lungs, and pulmonary exposure to zinc chloride smoke has previously resulted in fatalities. Inhalation of fumes of zinc, zinc oxide, or zinc chloride leads to pulmonary edema and metal fume fever. Onset occurs within 4–6 h and may be delayed up to 8 h. Symptoms include rapid breathing, dyspnea, cough, fever, shivering, sweating, chest and leg pain, myalgias, fatigue, metallic taste, salivation, thirst, and leukocytosis, which can last from 24 to 48 h. In cases of fume inhalation, cortisone preparations should be applied immediately (e.g., by inhalation of Auxiloson) to avoid development of lung edema.[51]

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External links

• Grades and Applications of Zinc Chloride
• PubChem ZnCl₂ summary.