987. Barium Perchlorate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13465-95-7
BaCl2O8; mol wt 336.23.
Ba 40.84%, Cl 21.09%, O 38.07%.
Ba(ClO4)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.