Nomenclature
CAS number: 1310-82-3
HORb; mol wt 102.48.
H 0.98%, O 15.61%, Rb 83.40%.
RbOH.
Description and references
Book: L. S. Itkina, Lithium, Rubidium and Cesium Hydroxide (Nauka, Moscow,
USSR, 1973) 136 pp. Toxicological study: G. T. Johnson et al., Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 32, 239 (1975).
Properties
Grayish-white, deliquesc mass. d 3.203. Melts at red heat. Sol in
0.6 part water; sol in alcohol. It is a stronger base than potassium
hydroxide. Corrosive. Keep well closed.Use
Catalyst in oxidative chlorination.