CAS 1314-61-0 Tantalum pentoxide - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Tantalum pentoxide

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Catalog Number

ACM1314610-2

CAS Number

1314-61-0

Product Name

Tantalum pentoxide

Structure

Category

Optical Coatings

Synonyms

Tantalic acid anhydride

Description

DryPowder

IUPAC Name

oxygen(2-);tantalum(5+)

Molecular Weight

441.89

Molecular Formula

O5Ta2

Canonical SMILES

[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Ta+5].[Ta+5]

InChI

InChI=1S/5O.2Ta/q5*-2;2*+5

InChI Key

BPUBBGLMJRNUCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Melting Point

1872 °C

Purity

99%+

Appearance

Lumps

Application

Tantalum pentoxide serves multiple purposes due to its unique properties. It is primarily used in manufacturing high refractive index optical glass, which is essential for lenses and other optical components. Additionally, it acts as a dielectric film in capacitors and rectifiers, improving their efficiency and performance. The compound is also instrumental in producing tantalum metal, its carbide, and various other tantalum-based compounds, leveraging its chemical stability and reactivity under specific conditions. Moreover, tantalum pentoxide can function as a catalyst due to its core component, tantalum, making it valuable in several industrial processes.

Complexity

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

215-238-2

Exact Mass

441.87057g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

MeSH Entry Terms

tantalum oxide;tantalum oxide (Ta2O3);tantalum oxide (Ta2O5);tantalum oxide (TaO);tantalum oxide (TaO2);tantalum pentoxide;tantalumpentoxide

Monoisotopic Mass

441.87057g/mol