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Cobalt(II) acetate

99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Cobalt diacetate, Cobaltous acetate, Cobaltous diacetate

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CO2)2Co
CAS Number:
71-48-7
Molecular Weight:
177.02
EC Number:
200-755-8
MDL number:
MFCD00008689
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
24864856
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

crystals and lumps
solid

reaction suitability

core: cobalt

impurities

≤5% water

mp

298 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

CC([O-])=O.[Co+2]

InChI

1S/2C2H4O2.Co/c2*1-2(3)4;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

QAHREYKOYSIQPH-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Cobalt(II) acetate is a crystalline compound that tends to form complexes with other molecules due to the presence of the cobalt ion. It is widely used in catalysis, nanomaterial synthesis, and electroplating. It is also used as a drying agent for paints and varnishes and as a reagent to test for the presence of acetate ions in solutions.

Application

Cobalt(II) acetate can be used as:      
  • A precursor to synthesize cobalt titanium oxide catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction.     
  • A starting material to prepare polymer stabilized Co nanocatalyst for growing carbon nanofibers.   
  • A catalyst for direct amination of azoles under mild reaction conditions.


Cobalt(II) acetate can be:   
  • Used as a cobalt source in the synthesis of Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2), which is a used as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries.  
  • Used as a precursor to synthesize cobalt oxide nanoparticles via a simple direct thermal pyrolysis process. Co3O4 nanoparticles further used as a high-capacity anode materials in lithium-ion batteries.
  • Used as an additive in the perovskite precursor solution to control the crystal growth and improve the performance of fully screen-printable hole-transport material (HTM)-free mesoporous perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Cobalt-and Manganese-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Azoles under Mild Reaction Conditions and the Mechanistic Details
Ji Young Kim, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 122, 10095-10099 (2010)
Nanoparticles-enabled low temperature growth of carbon nanofibers and their properties for supercapacitors
Rickard Andersson, et al.},
Advanced Materials Letters, 9, 444-449 (2019)
Tuning Composition and Activity of Cobalt Titanium Oxide Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Linsey C. Seitz, et al.
Electrochimica Acta, 193, 240-245 (2016)
Euiyeon Jung et al.
Nature materials, 19(4), 436-442 (2020-01-15)
Despite the growing demand for hydrogen peroxide it is almost exclusively manufactured by the energy-intensive anthraquinone process. Alternatively, H2O2 can be produced electrochemically via the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction, although the performance of the state-of-the-art electrocatalysts is insufficient to meet
Xianying Han et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 8(4) (2018-04-21)
The morphology of metal oxide nanostructures influences the response of the materials in a given application. In addition to changing the composition, doping can also modify the morphology of a host nanomaterial. Herein, we determine the effect of dopant concentration
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