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Copper(II) sulfate

puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, anhydrous, 99-100.5% (based on anhydrous substance)

Synonym(s):

Cupric sulfate

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Linear Formula:
CuSO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
159.61
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-847-6
MDL number:
Assay:
99-100.5% (based on anhydrous substance)
Form:
solid
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vapor pressure

7.3 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Quality Level

grade

puriss.

assay

99-100.5% (based on anhydrous substance)

form

solid

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP

impurities

residual solvents, complies

loss

≤1% loss on drying, 250 °C

pH

3.5-4.5 (20 °C, 50 g/L)

mp

200 °C (dec.) (lit.)

density

3.603 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤50 mg/kg, Fe: ≤30 mg/kg, K: ≤100 mg/kg, Mg: ≤100 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg, Ni: ≤50 mg/kg, Pb: ≤80 mg/kg

SMILES string

[Cu++].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/Cu.H2O4S/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q+2;/p-2

InChI key

ARUVKPQLZAKDPS-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

Copper(II) sulfate acts as a redox catalyst along with potassium permanganate for the oxidation of alcohols. On heating above 560°C, it decomposes to CuO.5
It can find applications in agriculture as a nutrient for plants. It can also serve as a precursor in the production of foliar bactericides and fungicides.

Application

Copper(II) sulfate may be employed for the following studies:
  • As a catalyst for the acetylation of alcohols and phenols under solvent-free conditions.
  • To compose the electrolyte for the electrodeposition of Cu-Zn-Sn precursors, required for the preparation of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films.
  • As a Lewis acid catalyst for the dehydration of alcohols.5


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Author - Richardson W.H
Handbook of Copper Compounds and Applications (1997)
Wei Zhao et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), (8)(8), 1509-1517 (2005-04-13)
Three novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), [Cu(1)SO4].H2O (4), [Cu2(2)2(SO4)2].4H2O (5) and [Cu(3)(H2O)]SO4.5.5H2O (6), were obtained by hydrothermal reactions of CuSO4.5H2O with the corresponding ligands, which have different flexibility. The structures of the synthesized complexes were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.
Damijana Urankar et al.
Journal of combinatorial chemistry, 10(6), 981-985 (2008-10-17)
Azoamides, previously established as bioactive intracellular GSH-depleting agents, were decorated with a terminal alkyne moiety to 4 and then were transformed, by copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), into different ligand-arm functionalized azoamides 6. Azides 5 having ligand-arms amenable for binding to