Palladium
Pd106.42 g/mol Calculated
Also called Pd.
The metal in a car's catalytic converter, which is why catalytic converters get stolen. It also soaks up hydrogen like a sponge. Element 46.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.
Sources and notes
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Pd
- Molecular weight
- 106.42 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02) and Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H228, H315, H319, H335, H413
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, Irritant, GHS Danger
SMILES
[Pd]PubChem CID 23938 · Wikidata Q1089 · InChIKey KDLHZDBZIXYQEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Palladium?
- The metal in a car's catalytic converter, which is why catalytic converters get stolen. It also soaks up hydrogen like a sponge. Element 46.
- How toxic is Palladium?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable and Irritant. from source
- What kind of molecule is Palladium?
- Palladium has the formula Pd and a molecular weight of 106.42 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- What else is Palladium called?
- Palladium is also called Pd. from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09