8836. Strontium Acetate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 543-94-2
C4H6O4Sr; mol wt 205.71.
C 23.35%, H 2.94%, O 31.11%, Sr 42.59%.
Sr(C2H3O2)2.

Description and references

Toxicity: V. V. Cole et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 71, 1 (1941).

Derivative

Hemihydrate.

Properties

White crystalline powder. Loses its water at 150°; on ignition is converted into SrCO3. Sol in 2.5 parts water; slightly sol in alcohol. The aq soln is practically neutral to litmus. LD i.v. in rats: 1.16 mmol/kg (Cole).