1.0 2010-04-08 22:11:49 UTC 2025-11-19 00:54:47 UTC FDB015404 Calcium chloride (CaCl2) It is used as a postharvest dip to reduce decay in apples and berries. Added to food as an anticaking agent, curing or pickling agent, firming agent, flavour enhancer, antimrobial, humectant, nutrient supplement, pH control agent, processing aid, stabiliser and thickener, surface active agent, synergist or texturiser Anhydrous calcium chloride Bovikalc CaCl2 Calcium chloride Calcium chloride (anhydrous) Calcium chloride pellets Calcium dichloride Calcium(2+) chloride Calcosan Calmate r Calol Caloride Calplus Caltac Calzina oral Chip calcium chloride Chrysoxel C 4 Daraccel Dowflake E509 Homberg's phosphorus Huppert's reagent Hydrochloric acid calcium salt (2:1) Ice melt Intergravin-orales Jarcal Liquical Liquid calcium chloride Liquidow Marley cement accelerator Peladow Snomelt Stopit Superflake anhydrous Sure-step U-ramin MC Unichem calchlor Uramine MC CaCl2 110.984 109.900296569 calcium dichloride calcium dichloride 10043-52-4 [Cl-].[Cl-].[Ca++] InChI=1S/Ca.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2 UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkaline earth metal chlorides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Chlorine, and the heaviest metal atom is a lanthanide. Alkaline earth metal chlorides Inorganic compounds Mixed metal/non-metal compounds Alkaline earth metal salts Alkaline earth metal chlorides Inorganic calcium salts Inorganic chloride salts Alkaline earth metal chloride Inorganic calcium salt Inorganic chloride salt Inorganic salt calcium salt inorganic chloride melting_point Mp 782° logp -0.57 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic -7 ChemAxon iupac calcium dichloride ChemAxon average_mass 110.984 ChemAxon mono_mass 109.900296569 ChemAxon smiles [Cl-].[Cl-].[Ca++] ChemAxon formula CaCl2 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/Ca.2ClH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2 ChemAxon inchikey UXVMQQNJUSDDNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L ChemAxon polar_surface_area 0 ChemAxon refractivity 0 ChemAxon polarizability 1.78 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 0 ChemAxon acceptor_count 0 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge -1 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon