Copper dinitrate (3251-23-8)

 Copper dinitrate (CAS NO.3251-23-8) is also named as Caswell No. 246 ; Claycop ; Copper(2+) nitrate ; Copper(II) nitrate ; Cupric dinitrate ; Cupric nitrate ; EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 076102 ; HSDB 264 ; Nitric acid, copper(2+) salt ; UNII-9TC879S2ZV . Copper dinitrate (CAS NO.3251-23-8) is blue crystalline solid. It is soluble in water. Toxic oxides of nitrogen are produced in fires involving Copper dinitrate. Mixtures of Copper dinitrate with alkyl esters may explode, owing to the formation of alkyl nitrates. Mixtures with phosphorus, tin(II) chloride or other reducing agents may react explosively. A finely divided mixture of potassium ferrocyanide and Copper dinitrate exploded when dried at 220°C. It is noncombustible, but Copper dinitrate will accelerate the burning of combustible materials. If large quantities of the material are involved in a fire or the material is finely divided, an explosion may result. Prolonged exposure to fire or heat may result in an explosion.  Inhalation causes irritation of throat and lungs. Ingestion of large amounts causes violent vomiting and purging, intense pain, collapse, coma, convulsions, and paralysis. Solutions can irritate eyes. Contact with solid causes severe eye surface injury and skin irritation.

Copper and its compounds are on the Community Right-To-Know List. Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.