2647. Cupric Perchlorate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13770-18-8
Cl2CuO8; mol wt 262.45.
Cl 27.02%, Cu 24.21%, O 48.77%.
Cu(ClO4)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.