Cesium chloride
SIGALD/746487 - anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri™, ReagentPlus®, 99.9%
CAS Number: 7647-17-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): ClCs
Molecular Weight: 168.36
EC Number: 231-600-2
MDL Number: MFCD00010955
Linear Formula: CsCl
Product Type: Chemical
Redi-Dri free-flowing salts
Free-flowing salts
Loss on Drying Graph
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| assay | 99.9% |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | anhydrous |
| InChI | 1S/ClH.Cs/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 |
| InChI key | AIYUHDOJVYHVIT-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 645 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 6-7.5 |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Redi-Dri™ | |
| quality | free-flowing |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | [Cl-].[Cs+] |
| Application: | Cesium chloride is used for the preparation of electrically conducting glasses. It is also used to make solutions for the separation of RNA from DNA by density gradient centrifugation. |
| Features and Benefits: | • Increased efficiency – Eliminate time and effort of loosening hardened powders • Safety – Avoid risks of using tools of force to break up clumps • Economy – Faster preparation and solvation increase productivity and reduce costs • Assured quality – Excellent, expert-tested quality with no anti-caking agents • Flexible volumes – Available from research amounts to scale-up quantities |
| General description: | Cesium chloride is a cesium halide. Cesium halides can be prepared by reacting cesium carbonate with corresponding hydrohalic acids. Cesium chloride ultracentrifugation method has been reported for the extraction of RNA from cellular fractions. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Legal Information: | Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol |  GHS08 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H361f |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P202 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P405 - P501 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-48/22-62 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37-45 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99.9% |
| mp | 645 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352200 |