Cobalt(II) perchlorate

Cobalt(II) perchlorate is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Co(ClO4)2·nH2O (n = 0,6). The pink anhydrous and red hexahydrate forms are both hygroscopic solids.

Cobalt(II) perchlorate

Hexahydrate
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Cobalt(II) diperchlorate
Other names
  • Cobaltous perchlorate
  • Cobalt diperchlorate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 236-653-5
  • InChI=1S/2ClHO4.Co/c2*2-1(3,4)5;/h2*(H,2,3,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: BSUSEPIPTZNHMN-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • hexahydrate: InChI=1S/2ClHO4.Co.6H2O/c2*2-1(3,4)5;;;;;;;/h2*(H,2,3,4,5);;6*1H2/q;;+2;;;;;;/p-2
    Key: KPOBHNYTWJSVKF-UHFFFAOYSA-
  • [O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[Co+2]
  • hexahydrate: [O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[Co+2].O.O.O.O.O.O
Properties
Co(ClO4)2
Molar mass 257.83 g/mol
Appearance Pink solid (anhydrous)
Dark-red crystals (hexahydrate)
Density 3.33 g/cm3
Melting point 170 °C (338 °F; 443 K)[1] (decomposition, hexahydrate)
113 g/100 mL (25 °C)
Solubility Insoluble in ethanol and acetone
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS03: OxidizingGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Safety data sheet (SDS) Fisher SDS
Related compounds
Other cations
Iron(II) perchlorate
Nickel(II) perchlorate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Preparation and reactions

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Cobalt(II) perchlorate hexahydrate is produced by reacting cobalt metal or cobalt(II) carbonate with perchloric acid, followed by the evaporation of the solution:[1]

CoCO3 + 2 HClO4 → Co(ClO4)2 + H2O + CO2

The anhydrous form cannot be produced from the hexahydrate by heating, as it instead decomposes to cobalt(II,III) oxide at 170 °C. Instead, anhydrous cobalt(II) perchlorate is produced from the reaction of dichlorine hexoxide and cobalt(II) chloride, followed by heating in a vacuum at 75 °C.[1][2]

Structure

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The anhydrous form consists of octahedral Co(ClO4)6 centers, with tridentate perchlorate ligands.[3] On the other hand, the orthorhombic hexahydrate consists of isolated [Co(H2O)6]2+ octahedrons and perchlorate anions with lattice constants a = 7.76 Å, b = 13.44 Å and c = 5.20 Å. The hexahydrate undergoes phase transitions at low temperatures.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c F. Solymosi; J. Raskó (1977). "Study of the thermal decompositions of some transition metal perchlorates". Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 11 (2): 289–304. doi:10.1007/bf01909967.
  2. ^ Jean-Louis Pascal; Jacqueline Potier; Cheng Shan Zhang (1985). "Chlorine trioxide, Cl2O6, a most efficient perchlorating reagent in new syntheses of anhydrous metal perchlorates, chloryl and nitryl perchloratometalates of cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II). Reactivity of chlorine trioxide with anhydrous or hydrated chlorides and nitrates". Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions. 2 (2): 297–305. doi:10.1039/DT9850000297.
  3. ^ J. L. Pascal; J. Potier; D. J. Jones; J. Roziere; A. Michalowicz (1985). "Structural approach to the behavior of perchlorate as a ligand in transition-metal complexes using EXAFS, IR, and Raman spectroscopy. 2. Crystal structure of M(ClO4)2 (M = Co, Ni). A novel mode of perchlorate coordination". Inorganic Chemistry. 24 (2): 238–241. doi:10.1021/ic00196a026.
  4. ^ M.B. Patel; Sushama Patel; D.P. Khandelwal; H.D. Bist (1983). "Vibrational studies and phase transitions in Co(ClO4)2·6H2O and Mn(ClO4)2·6H2O". Chemical Physics Letters. 101 (1): 93–99. doi:10.1016/0009-2614(83)80311-X.
  5. ^ A. K. Jain; G. C. Upreti (1975). "On the anomalous paramagnetism of Co(II) perchlorate hexahydrate at low temperatures". Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics. 8 (12): 1884–1888. Bibcode:1975JPhC....8.1884C. doi:10.1088/0022-3719/8/12/013.