BTA Cupric Chloride

cupric chloride copper(ii) chloride is the chemical compound with the chemical formula cucl₂.  the anhydrous form is yellowish brown but slowly absorbs moisture to form a blue-green dihydrate.  both the anhydrous and the dihydrate forms occur naturally as the very rare minerals tolbachite and eriochalcite, respectively. wikipedia   formula: cucl2 molar mass: 134.45 g/mol melting point: 498 °c boiling point: 993 °c soluble in: water iupac id: copper dichloride, copper(ii) chloride copper also helps maintain normal rates of red and white blood cell formation.  providing copper during tpn helps prevent development of the following deficiency symptoms.  leukopenia, neutropenia, anemia, depressed ceruloplasmin levels, impaired transferrin formation, secondary iron deficiency and osteoporosis.