Cuprous Chloride

Copper dichloride is used as a catalyst for inorganic and organic reactions. It helps as a catalyst in the production of chlorine from hydrogen chloride.  

It provides pigments for glass and ceramics; it also gets used in wood preservatives, insecticide, fungicide, and herbicide.  

In metallurgy, it helps to recover mercury from ores, in refining copper, silver, and gold, in tinting baths for iron and tin.  

This compound plays a crucial role in the manufacturing of agricultural chemicals.

It functions as an oxidizing and purifying agent.