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IUPAC name
Cobalt(II) acetate
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Identifiers | |
71-48-7 (anhydrous) 6147-53-1 (tetrahydrate) |
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3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
ChemSpider | 6041 |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.687 |
PubChem | 6277 |
UNII | 3XC4P44U7E |
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Properties | |
Co(C2H3O2)2 | |
Molar mass | 177.02124 g/mol (anhydrous) 249.08 g/mol (tetrahydrate) |
Appearance | Pink crystals (anhydrous) intense red crystals (tetrahydrate) |
Odor | vinegar (tetrahydrate) |
Density | 1.705 g/cm3 (tetrahydrate) |
Melting point | 140 °C (284 °F; 413 K) (tetrahydrate) |
Soluble | |
Solubility | soluble in alcohol, dilute acids, pentyl acetate (tetrahydrate) |
+11,000·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.542 (tetrahydrate) |
Hazards | |
Safety data sheet | J.T. Baker MSDS |
NFPA 704 | |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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503 mg/kg (oral, rat) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references | |
Cobalt(II) acetate is the cobalt(II) salt of acetic acid. It is commonly found as the tetrahydrate Co(C2H3O2)2·4 H2O or Co(CH3COO)2·4 H2O also abbreviated Co(OAc)2·4 H2O. It is used as an industrial catalyst.
It may be formed by the reaction between cobalt oxide or hydroxide and acetic acid:
The tetrahydrate has been shown by X-ray crystallography to adopt an octahedral structure, the central cobalt centre being coordinated by four water molecules and two acetate ligands.
Cobalt acetate is a precursor to various oil drying agents, catalysts that allow paints and varnishes to harden. Cobalt(II) acetate reacts with salenH2 to give salcomine, a transition metal dioxygen complex:
Cobalt salts are poisonous.