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Nickel(II) nitrate hexahydrate

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Linear Formula:
Ni(NO3)2 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
13478-00-7
Molecular Weight:
290.79
EC Number:
236-068-5
MDL number:
MFCD00149805
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329752476
NACRES:
NA.55

Assay

94.5-105.5% (EDTA titration)

Quality Level

100

form

crystals

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: nickel

mp

56 °C (lit.)

density

2.05 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.[Ni++].[O-][N+]([O-])=O.[O-][N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/2NO3.Ni.6H2O/c2*2-1(3)4;;;;;;;/h;;;6*1H2/q2*-1;+2;;;;;;

InChI key

AOPCKOPZYFFEDA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Nickel(II) nitrate hexahydrate (Ni(NO3)2.6H2O) undergoes thermal degradation has been investigated by thermogravimetric methods under quasi-isothermal conditions.

Application

Nickel(II) nitrate hexahydrate may be used as a precursor for the synthesis of [Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3]O2 powders, Ni(II) oxide aerogels and crystalline nickel complexes, [Ni(C6H7N3O)2(NO3)2] and [Ni(C6H7N3O)3](NO3)2·H2O.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1A - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 2 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Repr. 1B - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1 Inhalation

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of two complexes of nickel (II) nitrate with pyridine-2-amidoxime (C 6 H 7 N 3 O):[Ni (C 6 H 7 N 3 O) 2 (NO 3) 2] and [Ni (C 6 H 7 N 3 O) 3](NO 3) 2? H 2 O.
Pearse GA, et al.
Polyhedron, 8(3), 305-310 (1989)
Monolithic nickel (II)-based aerogels using an organic epoxide: the importance of the counterion.
Gash AE, et al.
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 350, 145-151 (2004)
Marisa Freitas et al.
Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 26(1), 13-21 (2012-10-26)
Nickel is an ubiquitous transition metal that is industrially applied in many forms, which inevitably leads to a high degree of occupational and environmental exposure. Over-exposure to nickel can produce a variety of adverse effects on human health, including allergy
Thermal decomposition of nickel nitrate hexahydrate, Ni(NO3)2?6H2O, in comparison to Co(NO3)2?6H2O and Ca(NO3)2?4H2O.
Brockner W, et al.
Thermochimica Acta, 456(1), 64-68 (2007)
H Tanojo et al.
Acta dermato-venereologica. Supplementum, (212)(212), 19-23 (2002-01-23)
Allergic contact dermatitis due to nickel salts is common. It is therefore important to measure the permeation of these salts through the stratum corneum (SC), the primary rate-limiting domain in skin. An advanced diffusion system and analytical techniques now enable
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