Nomenclature
CAS number: 1306-19-0
Aska-Rid.
CdO; mol wt 128.41.
Cd 87.54%, O 12.46%.
Description and references
Prepn: Gmelins, Cadmium (8th ed.) 33, pp 69-70 (1925); supplement, pp 419-420
(1959). Toxicity data: Barrett et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 29, 279
(1947).
Properties
Dark-brown, infusible powder or cubic crystals.
d 8.15. Practically
insol in water. Sol in dil acids; slowly sol in ammonium salts. LC50 in rats, monkeys (mg/m3): 500, ≈15000 (Barrett).Caution
Potential symptoms of overexposure
to fumes are pulmonary edema, dyspnea, cough, chest tightness, substernal
pain; headache; chills, muscle aches; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea;
emphysema, proteinuria, anosmia; mild anemia. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH
97-140, 1997) p 44. Cadmium and cadmium compounds are listed as known
human carcinogens: Report on Carcinogens,
Eleventh Edition (PB2005-104914, 2004) p III-42.Use
In phosphors, semiconductors; manuf of silver alloys,
glass; in storage battery electrodes; as nematocide; as catalyst for
organic reactions, in cadmium electroplating; in ceramic glazes.
Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)
Has been used as an ascaricide in swine.