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Bismuth(III) subnitrate

98%

Synonym(s):

Bismuth(III) nitrate basic, Bismuth(III) oxynitrate, Bismuthyl nitrate

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Linear Formula:
Bi5O(OH)9(NO3)4
CAS Number:
1304-85-4
Molecular Weight:
1461.99
EC Number:
215-136-8
MDL number:
MFCD00064844
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329753635
NACRES:
NA.55

Assay

98%

form

powder or crystals

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/5Bi.4NO3.9H2O.O/c;;;;;4*2-1(3)4;;;;;;;;;;/h;;;;;;;;;9*1H2;/q+1;4*+3;4*-1;;;;;;;;;;/p-9

InChI key

OAVDTZZNYFIIGB-UHFFFAOYSA-E

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Application

Bismuth(III) subnitrate can be used as a catalyst for the acetalization and ketalization of aldehydes and ketones with diols.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Bismuth subnitrate as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for acetalization and ketalization of carbonyl compounds with diols
Wu S, et al.
Catalysis Letters, 124, 127-132 (2008)
Agnete Larsen et al.
Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology, 97(3), 188-196 (2005-09-01)
Bismuth is used for a multitude of industrial purposes and has partly replaced toxic heavy metals such as lead and mercury in e.g. lubricants and shotgun pellets. In medicine, bismuth-compounds have long been used to remedy gastrointestinal disorders; lately in
M Stoltenberg et al.
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 14(1), 65-71 (2000-02-26)
The histochemical silver amplification technique autometallography (AMG), was used to trace bismuth in the testis of Wistar rats injected intraperitoneally with bismuth subnitrate. In the seminiferous tubules, bismuth was located in lysosomes of Sertoli cells closely associated with heads of
Meredin Stoltenberg et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 22(2), 111-115 (2002-03-29)
The consumption of bismuth is increasing and knowledge of the potential teratogenic and reproductive damage of bismuth exposure is fragmentary. In the present study we used autometallography (AMG)--the histochemical silver amplification technique--to trace bismuth in the testis and pituitary glands
V Kate et al.
The British journal of surgery, 88(8), 1054-1058 (2001-08-08)
The possible advantage of eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with perforated duodenal ulcer is unknown. This study was planned to assess the prevalence of H. pylori after simple closure of a perforated duodenal ulcer and to study the effect
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