Boric acid, copper salt
Boric acid, copper salt Basic information
- Product Name:
- Boric acid, copper salt
- Synonyms:
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- Boric acid, copper salt
- tricopper,diborate
- CAS:
- 39290-85-2
- MF:
- B2Cu3O6
- MW:
- 308.2564
- EINECS:
- 254-401-2
- Mol File:
- 39290-85-2.mol
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Boric acid, copper salt Chemical Properties
- Density
- 3.859
- solubility
- insoluble in H2O; soluble in acid solutions
- form
- blue-green powder
- color
- blue-green
- Water Solubility
- insoluble H2O; soluble acids [HAW93]
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Copper borate (39290-85-2)
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Boric acid, copper salt Usage And Synthesis
Chemical Properties
amorphous or bluish green crystal(s) powder(s); can be prepared by adding borax to an aqueous Cu++ sulfate or chloride solution, which precipitates the borate; used as an oil pigment, a dehydrogenation catalyst, wood preservative, and fire retardant additive [HAW93] [KIR78]
Uses
As ceramic color, pigment in oil paint; in dehydrogenation catalysis; as insulating and sealing medium for lead wires in lamps and mercury rectifiers, as fireproofing agent and preservative for wood; as fungicide, insecticide, parasiticide.