Nomenclature
CAS number: 13465-95-7
BaCl
2O
8; mol wt 336.23.
Ba 40.84%, Cl 21.09%, O 38.07%.
Ba(ClO
4)
2.
Description and references
Prepn: Gmelins, Barium (8th ed) 30, 218 (1932) and supplement, 373 (1960).
Properties
Trihydrate, crystals. Oxidizer, poisonous. Sol in water, methanol; slightly
sol in ethanol, ethyl acetate, acetone. Practically insol in ether.Use
In the determination of ribonuclease; as absorbent
for water in C and H analysis.