CAS 71-48-7 Cobalt acetate - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Cobalt acetate

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Catalog Number

ACM71487

CAS Number

71-48-7

Product Name

Cobalt acetate

Structure

Category

Solution Deposition Precursors

Synonyms

COBALT(II) ACETATE;COBALT ACETATE;acetatecobalteux;Aceticacid,cobalt(2+)salt;aceticacid,cobalt(2++)salt;bis(acetato)cobalt;cobalt(2+)acetate;cobaltacetate(co(oac)2)

Description

Cobalt acetate is a red-violet crystalline solid. Vinegar-like odor. (USCG, 1999);PelletsLargeCrystals, Liquid;RED CRYSTALS.

IUPAC Name

cobalt(2+);diacetate

Molecular Weight

177.02g/mol

Molecular Formula

C4H6CoO4.4H₂O;Co(C2H3O2)2;C4H6CoO4

Canonical SMILES

CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Co+2]

InChI

InChI=1S/2C2H4O2.Co/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI Key

QAHREYKOYSIQPH-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Melting Point

284 °F (USCG, 1999);298 °C (decomposes);140 °C

Density

1.71 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);1.7 g/cm³

Solubility

Readily soluble in water;2.1 parts by wt (of the formula wt)/100 parts methanol by wt at 15 °C;Soluble in alcohol and dilute acids;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: (very good)

Color/Form

Light pink crystals;Pink crystals

Complexity

25.5

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

200-755-8;227-676-1

Exact Mass

176.959802g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

ICSC Number

1128

MeSH Entry Terms

cobalt(II) acetate

Monoisotopic Mass

176.959802g/mol

Odor

Vinegar-like odor

Other Experimental

Intense red monoclinic, prismatic crystals; density 1.705; on heating becomes anhydrous by 140 °C; soluble in water, alcohols, dilute acids, and pentyl acetate; pH of 0.2 molar aqueous solution: 6.8 /Cobalt(2+) acetate tetrahydrate/;Reddish-violet, deliquescent crystals /Cobalt(2+) acetate tetrahydrate/;Mol wt: 249.08; Index of refraction: 1.542 /Tetrahydrate/;Vinegar like odor /Tetrahydrate/;Red, needle like crystals /Tetrahydrate/;Hygroscopic;Refractive index: 1.542 /Cobalt (2+) acetate tetrahydrate/

Rotatable Bond Count

RTECS Number

AG3150000

Stability

Stable under recommended storage conditions.

UNII

3XC4P44U7E

MSDS

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COA

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