Cobalt(III) oxide[ 1]
Names
IUPAC name
cobalt(III) oxide, dicobalt trioxide
Other names
cobaltic oxide, cobalt sesquioxide
Identifiers
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.013.779
EC Number
RTECS number
InChI=1S/2Co.3O
Key: UPWOEMHINGJHOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Properties
Co2 O3
Molar mass
165.8646 g/mol
Appearance
red powder
Density
5.18 g/cm3 [ 2]
Melting point
895[ 3] °C (1,643 °F; 1,168 K)
negligible
+4560.0·10−6 cm3 /mol
Structure
Corundum , hR30
R3 c, No. 167
Thermochemistry
-577 kJ/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
toxic
GHS labelling :
Warning
H302 , H317 , H351 , H410
P280
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Cobalt(III) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula of Co2 O3 . Although only two oxides of cobalt are well characterized, CoO and Co3 O4 ,[ 4] procedures claiming to give Co2 O3 have been described. Thus treatment of Co(II) salts such as cobalt(II) sulfate with an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite (also known as bleach) gives a black solid:[ 5] [ 6]
2CoSO4 + 4NaOH + NaOCl → Co2 O3 + 2Na2 SO4 + NaCl
Some formulations of the catalyst hopcalite contain "Co2 O3 ".
Some studies have been unable to synthesize the compound, and report that it is theoretically unstable.[ 7]
It is soluble in cold diluted sulfuric acid and produces Co2 [SO4 ]3 , which is blue in aqueous solution.
Co2 O3 + 3H2 SO4 → Co2 [SO4 ]3 + 3H2 O
Cobalt(III) ion is a strong oxidizer in acidic solution, its standard electrode potential is +1.84V in this situation.[ 8]
See also
References
^ Sigma-Aldrich product page
^ Lide, David R., ed. (2006). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87th ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press . ISBN 0-8493-0487-3 .
^ "1308-04-9 CAS MSDS (COBALT(III) OXIDE BLACK) Melting Point Boiling Point Density CAS Chemical Properties" .
^ Greenwood, Norman N. ; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann . ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8 .
^ Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. p. 1675.
^ Hüttner, Erwin (1901-05-02). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Oxyde des Kobalts" . Zeitschrift für anorganische Chemie (in German). 27 (1). Wiley: 81–124. doi :10.1002/zaac.19010270113 . ISSN 0863-1778 .
^ Shanbhag, Pavitra N.; Biswas, Raju K.; Pati, Swapan K.; Sundaresan, Athinarayanan; Rao, Chinthamani Nagesa Ramachandra (2020-11-02). "Elusive Co2O3: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study" . ACS Omega . 5 (45). American Chemical Society (ACS): 29009–29016. doi :10.1021/acsomega.0c03397 . ISSN 2470-1343 . PMC 7675568 . PMID 33225132 .
^ Guoqing, Wu (2003). 无机化学 (Inorganic Chemistry) (4th ed.). People's Republic of China: 高等教育出版社 (Higher Education Press). p. 781. ISBN 9787040115833 .
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