Nomenclature
CAS number: 543-80-6
Acetic acid barium salt (2:1).
C
4H
6BaO
4; mol wt 255.42.
C 18.81%, H 2.37%, Ba 53.77%, O 25.06%.
Ba(C
2H
3O
2)
2.
Description and references
Prepn: Gmelins, Barium (8th ed.) 30, 315 (1932) and supplement, 478 (1960).
Toxicity study: Syed, Hosain, Toxicol. Appl.
Pharmacol. 22, 150 (1972). Crystal structure:
I. Gautier-Luneau, A. Mosset, J. Solid State
Chem. 73, 473 (1988).
Properties
White crystals; slight acetic odor. d 2.51.Derivative
Monohydrate.
Nomenclature
CAS number: 5908-64-5
C
4H
6BaO
4.H
2O; mol wt 273.43.
C 17.57%, H 2.95%, Ba 50.22%, O 29.26%.
Properties
Poisonous. d 2.19. Loses its H2O of hydration at 110°. One gram dissolves in 1.5 ml cold
or boiling water, in 700 ml alc. The aq soln is neutral or slightly
acid to litmus. LD50 i.v. in ICR mice: 23.31 mg Ba2+/kg (Syed, Hosain).Use
Mordant for printing fabrics; in lubricating oil
and grease; as catalyst for organic reactions.