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Copper(I) chloride

CAS 7758-89-6

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

11093-68-8 · 12258-96-7 · 12622-24-1 · 53906-70-0 · 53906-71-1 · 53906-72-2 · 53906-73-3

Copper(I) chloride chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Copper(I) chloride in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cuprous chloride · Chlorid medny · Copper chloride (cucl) · Copper(1+) chloride · chlorocopper · Chlorure de cuivre

Show all 20 names

Copper monochloride · Cu-lyt · Cu2Cl2 · CuCl · Cuproid · Dicopper dichloride · UNII-C955P95064 · cloruro de cobre · copper (1)chloride · copper (i) chloride · copper chloride · copper chloride dihydride · copper chloride/cuprous chloride · copper(I) cloride

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Copper(I) chloride yet.

Recorded functional uses: Catalyst

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Copper(I) chloride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 17 composition records across product categories including Unknown or Indeterminate, Batteries, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Catalyst.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 17 composition records across product categories including Unknown or Indeterminate, Batteries, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Catalyst.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Copper(I) chloride yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 4 December 2007

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Copper(I) chloride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

17

Named organisations

3

Unknown or IndeterminateBatteriesLaboratory suppliesRaw materialsFurniture and furnishings

Typical roles

Catalyst
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