Cobalt(III) oxide

Cobalt(III) oxide[1]
Names
IUPAC name
cobalt(III) oxide, dicobalt trioxide
Other names
cobaltic oxide, cobalt sesquioxide
Identifiers
1308-04-9 Yes
EC number 215-156-7
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PubChem 4110762
RTECS number GG2900000
Properties
Co2O3
Molar mass 165.8646 g/mol
Appearance black powder
Density 5.18 g/cm3 [2]
Melting point 1,900 °C (3,450 °F; 2,170 K)
negligible
Structure
Crystal structure Trigonal, hR30
Space group R-3c, No. 167
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfHo298)
 -577 kJ/mol
Hazards
R-phrases R22 R40 R43
S-phrases S36/37
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Cobalt (III) oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula of Co2O3. Although only two oxides of cobalt are well characterized, CoO and Co3O4,[3] procedures claiming to give Co2O3 have been described. Thus treatment of Co(II) salts such as cobalt(II) nitrate with an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite (also known as bleach) gives a black solid.[4] Some formulations of the catalyst hopcalite contain "Co2O3".

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sigma-Aldrich product page
  2. ↑ Lide, David R., ed. (2006). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87th ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0487-3.
  3. ↑ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0080379419.
  4. ↑ Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. p. 1675.