Chemistry:Thallium(I) nitrate

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Thallium(I) nitrate
Thallium(I) nitrate.svg
Names
IUPAC name
thallium(I) nitrate
Other names
thallous nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 233-273-1
UNII
Properties
TlNO3
Molar mass 266.39 g/mol
Appearance colorless solid
Density 5.55 g/cm3
Melting point 206 °C (403 °F; 479 K)
Boiling point 430 °C (806 °F; 703 K)
95 g/L (20 °C)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS03: OxidizingGHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H272, H300+330Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, H373, H411
P210, P260, P273, P301+310+330Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, P304+340+310, P403+233
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
15 mg/kg (mouse, oral)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Thallium(I) nitrate, also known as thallous nitrate, is a thallium compound with the formula TlNO3. It is a colorless and highly toxic salt.

Preparation

Thallium(I) nitrate can be produced by reacting thallium(I) iodide with nitric acid.[1]

However, the production is simpler starting from the metal, its hydroxide or the carbonate: [2]

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathrm{TlOH + HNO_3 \longrightarrow \ TlNO_3 + H_2O} }[/math]
[math]\displaystyle{ \mathrm{Tl_2CO_3 + 2 \ HNO_3 \longrightarrow \ 2 \ TlNO_3 + CO_2 + H_2O} }[/math]

Toxicity

Thallium(I) nitrate is extremely toxic, like many other thallium compounds. It is highly toxic by ingestion but can also be absorbed through skin due to its solubility in water.[3]

See also

References

  1. R. Pribil, V. Veselý, K. Kratochvíl (1961), "Contributions to the basic problems of complexometry--IV : Determination of thallium" (in German), Talanta 8 (1): pp. 52–54, doi:10.1016/0039-9140(61)80037-4 
  2. Heinrich Remy: Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie Band I + II, Leipzig 1973.
  3. National Center for Biotechnology Information (2023). PubChem Compound Summary for CID 24937, Thallium nitrate. Retrieved March 20, 2023 from https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Thallium-nitrate.
Salts and covalent derivatives of the nitrate ion