Nomenclature
CAS number: 13770-18-8
Cl
2CuO
8; mol wt 262.45.
Cl 27.02%, Cu 24.21%, O 48.77%.
Cu(ClO
4)
2.
Description and references
Prepd from Cu(NO3)2 and
perchloric acid or nitrosyl perchlorate: Caven, Bryce, J. Chem. Soc. 1934, 514; Hathaway,
Underhill, ibid. 1960, 648; 1961, 3091; Hathaway, Proc.
Chem. Soc. London 1958, 344.
Properties
Very pale green, hygroscopic crystals. Volatilizes
on heating. Thermally stable to 130°; above 130° dec to a basic perchlorate.
mp about 230-240°. Soluble in water, ether, dioxane, ethyl acetate. Practically
insol in benzene, CCl4, hexane.Derivative
Hexahydrate.
Properties
Deep blue, monoclinic crystals. Freely sol in
water, methanol, ethanol, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, acetone;
slightly sol in ether, ethyl acetate.Use
Analytical reagent: Kolb,
Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 11, 197 (1939);
16, 38 (1944); Serjeant,
Nature 186, 963 (1960). Also in copper electrodeposition; in
catalysts for combustion and propellants.