9752. Tris(ethylenediamine)cadmium Dihydroxide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 14874-24-9
Tris(ethylenediamine)cadmium hydroxide; tri(en)cadmium hydroxide; Cadoxen.
C6H26CdN6O2; mol wt 326.72.
C 22.06%, H 8.02%, Cd 34.41%, N 25.72%, O 9.79%.
[Cd(H2NCH2CH2NH2)3](OH)2.

Description and references

Prepared by shaking a given amount of cadmium oxide in 10 times its wt of 30% aq ethylenediamine soln for 15 minutes and centrifuging; the supernatant liquor is the product: Jayme, Neuschfer, Naturwissenschaften 44, 62 (1957). The soln contains about 4.5% Cd (w/w) and dissolves about 3% (w/w) cellulose, giving a clear, highly viscous soln.

Use

Solvent for cellulose: Jayme, DE 1079318 (1960 to E. Merck), C.A. 55, 18107d (1961); solvent for sulfite pulps.