Confirmed human
carcinogen. Poison by ingestion. When
heated to decomposition it emits toxic
fumes of Cd.
Purification Methods
Recrystallise it from distilled H2O by evaporation in a desiccator. It is an antiseptic. [Prasad et al. J Indian Chem Soc 35 267 1958, Beilstein 10 H 60, 10 I 25, 10 II 33, 10 III 94, 10 IV 128.]
