zinc dichloride

CHEBI:49976 ·resolve ·BIOCIDE ·EXACT SEEDED

A compound of zinc and chloride ions in the ratio 1:2. It exists in four crystalline forms, in each of which the Zn2+ ions are trigonal planar coordinated to four chloride ions. — ChEBI

Machine-generated and unreviewed. Identity, structure and cross-references come straight from ChEBI's and CARD's own data; no curator has signed off on this record yet.

Classification

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

CHEBI:27364 CHEBI:27364
CHEBI:36093 CHEBI:36093

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties
Molecular formula	2Cl.Zn
Charge	0
Average mass	136.296 Da
Monoisotopic mass	133.86685 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	JIAARYAFYJHUJI-UHFFFAOYSA-L

SMILES

[Cl-].[Cl-].[Zn+2]

InChI

InChI=1S/2ClH.Zn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

Also called

zinc(2+) chloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
zinc(II) chloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
Zinkchlorid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
ZnCl2 (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
butter of zinc (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
chlorure de zinc (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
dichlorozinc (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
zinc chloride (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
zinc chloride, anhydrous (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

cas:7646-85-7
gmelin:430396
kegg.drug:D02058
molbase:1125
wikipedia.en:Zinc_Chloride

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

CHEBI:48219 CHEBI:48219

Source concepts

Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.

Upstream concepts merged into this record
Source	Native ID	Label	Minted CURIE	Version
CHEBI	`CHEBI:49976`	zinc dichloride	`antibioticmech:chebi-4567813f04`	2026-08-30

Mechanism summary

Clinical status: APPROVED

Curation history

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Provenance

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