10177. Zirconium Hydroxide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 14475-63-9
H4O4Zr; mol wt 159.25.
H 2.53%, O 40.19%, Zr 57.28%.
Zr(OH)4.

Description and references

Proposed structures of freshly pptd and aged compds, cyclic tetramers: Zaitsev, Russ. J. Inorg. Chem. 11, 900 (1966).

Properties

White, bulky, amorphous powder; d 3.25. Insol in water; sol in mineral acids when freshly pptd; less sol when aged. It colors turmeric paper brown.

Use

In the pigment, dye, and glass industries.