S6506

Silver nitrate

ReagentPlus^®, ≥99.0% (titration)

• Synonym(s): Nitric acid silver(I) salt
• Linear Formula: AgNO₃
• CAS Number: 7761-88-8
• Molecular Weight: 169.87
• EC Number: 231-853-9
• MDL number: MFCD00003414
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329824565
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• vapor density: 5.8 (vs air)
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• Assay: ≥99.0% (titration)
• form: solid
• mp: 212 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• SMILES string: [O-][N+]([O-])=O.[Ag+]
• InChI: 1S/Ag.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
• InChI key: SQGYOTSLMSWVJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Silver nitrate, also known as Nitric acid silver(I) salt, is an odorless, colorless, or white versatile inorganic compound widely used as an oxidant and cauterizing agent due to its sclerosing, dehydrating, and escharotic properties. It is commonly used as a catalyst in the hydrolytic oxidation of organosilanes, leading to the production of high hydrogen yield and organosilanols.

Application

Silver nitrate can be used as a catalyst:

• For the oxidation of aromatic, aliphatic, and conjugated aldehydes to the corresponding carboxylic acids in the presence of H₂O₂ as an oxidant.
• In the air oxidation of benzylic and allylic alcohols to corresponding aldehydes or ketones in the presence of Na₂CO₃.

It can also be used as a reagent to synthesize aroyl cyanides from α-bromoarylacetonitriles.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS03,GHS08,GHS05,GHS09
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H272,H290,H314,H360D,H410
• Precautionary Statements: P210 - P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1A
• Storage Class Code: 5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable