cupric carbonate Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

insoluble in H2O

color 

crystals, crystalline

Water Solubility 

insoluble H2O

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong acids.

LogP

-0.809 (est)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cupric carbonate (1184-64-1)

Safety Information

Hazardous Substances Data

1184-64-1(Hazardous Substances Data)

cupric carbonate Usage And Synthesis

Description

Copper(II) carbonate or cupric carbonate is a chemical compound with formula CuCO3. At ambient temperatures, it is an ionic solid (a salt) consisting of copper(II) cations Cu2+and carbonate anions CO₃²⁻ .

Synthesis

Reliable synthesis of true copper(II) carbonate was reported for the first time in 1973 by Hartmut Ehrhardt and others. The compound was obtained as a gray powder, by heating basic copper carbonate in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide (produced by the decomposition of silver oxalate Ag₂C₂O₄) at 500 °C and 2 GPa (20,000 atm). The compound was determined to have a monoclinic structure.

Chemical Properties

green or blue powder

Uses

Copper(I) carbonate is known as cuprous carbonate since copper’s ion is +1; copper(II) carbonate (Cu²⁺ + CO3 ^2- → CuCO3) is known as cupric carbonate, which is also known as the green copper mineral malachite, used in pigments, as an insecticide, as a cosmetic astringent, and as a plant fungicide to prevent smut.

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