Chemistry:Copper(II) arsenate

From HandWiki
Copper(II) arsenate
Copper(II)-arsenate-constituent-ions-2D.png
Names
IUPAC name
Copper(II) arsenate
Other names
Copper arsenate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
Cu3(AsO4)2
Molar mass 468.48 g/mol
Appearance blue or bluish green powder
Density 5.2 g/cm3
Melting point 1,100 °C (2,010 °F; 1,370 K)
insoluble
7.95×10−36[1]
Solubility soluble in ammonia, dilute acids
Hazards
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
TWA 100 mg/m3 (as Cu)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
☑Y verify (what is ☑Y☒N ?)
Infobox references

Copper arsenate (Cu3(AsO4)2·4H2O, or Cu5H2(AsO4)4·2H2O), also called copper orthoarsenate, tricopper arsenate, cupric arsenate, or tricopper orthoarsenate, is a blue or bluish-green powder insoluble in water and alcohol and soluble in aqueous ammonium and dilute acids. Its CAS number is 7778-41-8 or 10103-61-4.

Uses

Copper arsenate is an insecticide used in agriculture. It is also used as a herbicide, fungicide, and a rodenticide. It is also used as a poison in slug baits.

Copper arsenate can also be a misnomer for copper arsenite, especially when meant as a pigment.

Natural occurrences

Anhydrous copper arsenate, Cu3(AsO4)2, is found in nature as the mineral lammerite.[3] Copper arsenate tetrahydrate, Cu3(AsO4)2·4H2O, occurs naturally as the mineral rollandite.[4]

Related compounds

Copper arsenate hydroxide or basic copper arsenate (Cu(OH)AsO4) is a basic variant with CAS number 16102-92-4. It is found naturally as the mineral olivenite. It is used as an insecticide, fungicide, and miticide. Its use is banned in Thailand since 2001.[5]

See also

References

  1. John Rumble (June 18, 2018) (in English). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–188. ISBN 978-1138561632. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0150". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0150.html. 
  3. Hawthorne, F. C. (1986). "Lammerite, Cu3(AsO4)2, a modulated close-packed structure". American Mineralogist 71: 206–209. http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM71/AM71_206.pdf. 
  4. Sarp, H.; Černý, R. (2000). "Rollandite, Cu3(AsO4)2·4H2O, a new mineral". Eur. J. Mineral. 12: 1045–1050. doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2000/0012-1045. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:86439. 
  5. "Banned pesticides (Sorted by common name)". http://www.ipmthailand.org/en/Pesticides/pesticides_banned_abc.htm. 

External links