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Cesium acetate

CAS number : 3396-11-0

Molecular weight :191.95

Molecular formula/chemical symbol :CsCH3COO

Description :

Caesium acetate or cesium acetate is an ionic caesium compound with the molecular formula CH3CO2Cs often used in organic synthesis especially in Perkin synthesis; formation of unsaturated cinnamic-type acids by the condensation of aromatic aldehydes with fatty acids.

It may be formed by the reaction of caesium hydroxide or caesium oxide with acetic acid.

Caesium acetate[1]

IUPAC name[hide]

Caesium acetate

Other names[hide]

Cesium acetate

Identifiers

CAS number

3396-11-0 YesY

PubChem

160687

ChemSpider

141192 YesY

Jmol-3D images

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Properties

Molecular formula

C2H3CsO2

Molar mass

191.95 g mol?1

Appearance

colourless, hygroscopic

Density

2.423 g/cm3, solid

Melting point

194 °C, 467 K, 381 °F

Boiling point

945 °C, 1218 K, 1733 °F

Solubility in water

945.1 g/100 g (?2.5 °C)
1345.5 g/100 ml (88.5 °C)

Hazards

EU Index

not listed

Flash point

non-flammable

Related compounds

Other anions

Caesium formate

Other cations

Lithium acetate
Sodium acetate
Potassium acetate
Rubidium acetate

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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

USES :

Organic Chemistry reagents and pharmaceutical intermediates

Report :

Product name

Cesium acetate

CAS3396-11-0


Description

Colourless, hygroscopic

TEST ITEMS

TEST RESULTS

CsCH3COO

≥99.0

≥99.5

Na

≤0.03

≤0.02

K

≤0.05

≤0.03

Rb

≤2.0

---

Ca

≤0.002

≤0.002

Mg

≤0.005

≤0.002

Fe

≤0.05

≤0.02

Pb

≤0.01

≤0.005

Cl

≤0.05

≤0.01