Chemistry:Sodium hexanitritocobaltate(III)

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Sodium hexanitritocobaltate(III)
Na3Co(NO2)6.svg
Sodium hexanitritocobaltate(III) powder.jpg
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium hexanitritocobaltate(III)
Other names
Sodium cobaltinitrite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 237-077-7
UNII
Properties
Na
3
[Co(NO
2
)
6
]
Molar mass 403.933 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow crystals
Density 2.565 g/cm3
Hazards
Safety data sheet JT Baker MSDS
GHS pictograms GHS03: OxidizingGHS07: HarmfulGHS08: Health hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H272, H315, H317, H319, H334, H335, H351
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

Sodium hexanitritocobaltate(III) is inorganic compound with the formula Na
3
[Co(NO
2
)
6
]
. The anion of this yellow-coloured salt consists of the transition metal nitrite complex [Co(NO
2
)
6
]3−
. It was a reagent for the qualitative test for potassium and ammonium ions.[2]

Synthesis and reactions

The compound is prepared by oxidation of cobalt(II) salts in the presence of sodium nitrite:[3]

4 [Co(H
2
O)
6
](NO
3
)
2
+ O
2
+ 24 NaNO
2
→ 4 Na
3
[Co(NO
2
)
6
] + 8 NaNO
3
+ 4 NaOH + 22 H
2
O

Application for analysis of potassium

Although the sodium cobaltinitrite is soluble in water, it forms the basis of a quantitative determination of potassium, thallium, and ammonium ions. Under the recommended reaction conditions the insoluble double salt, K
2
Na[Co(NO
2
)
6
· H2O
is precipitated and weighed.[4] In geochemical analysis, sodium cobaltinitrite is used to distinguish alkali feldspars from plagioclase feldspars in thin section.[5]

Fragment of the Na
3
Co(NO
2
)
6
lattice, highlighting the CoN
6
and NaO
6
coordination spheres.[6]

See also

References

  1. "C&L Inventory". https://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/cl-inventory-database/-/discli/details/44858. 
  2. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8. 
  3. Glemser, O. (1963). "Sodium Hexanitritocobaltate(III)". in Brauer, G.. Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 1 (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Academic Press. p. 1541. 
  4. Vogel, A. I. (1951). Quantitative Inorganic Analysis (2nd ed.). Longmans Green and Co.. 
  5. Bailey, E. H.; Stevens, R. E. (1960). "Selective staining of K-feldspar and plagioclase on rock slabs and thin sections". American Mineralogist 45: 1020–1025. 
  6. Brian N. Figgis; Alexandre N. Soboleva (2001). "Na3Co(NO2)6 at 293 and 10 K". Acta Crystallographica Section C 57 (Pt 8): 885–886. doi:10.1107/S0108270101007995. PMID 11498599.