Nomenclature
CAS number: 544-18-3
C
2H
2CoO
4; mol wt 148.97.
C 16.12%, H 1.35%, Co 39.56%, O 42.96%.
Co(HCOO)
2.
Description and references
Prepn: Gmelins, Cobalt (8th ed.) 58 (part A), 350 (1932) and supplement, 702
(1961).
Derivative
Dihydrate.
Properties
Red, cryst powder. d422 2.13. Sol in water;
almost insol in alcohol. Becomes anhydr at 140°.Use
In prepn of Co catalysts.