Cobalt lactate is a chemical compound, a salt of cobalt and lactic acid with the formula Co(C3H5O3)2.[3][4]

Cobalt lactate
Names
Other names
Co(II) lactate, cobalt;2-hydroxypropanoic acid, cobalt dilactate[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/2C3H6O3.Co/c2*1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2*2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);
    Key: VLHKOTBFHYKKQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C(=O)O)O.CC(C(=O)O)O.[Co]
Properties
C
6
H
10
CoO
6
Molar mass 239.09
Appearance Peach-blossom pink salt[2]
Soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Synthesis

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Cobalt lactate can be formed by boiling hydrated oxide of cobalt with lactic acid.[2]

Physical properties

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Cobalt lactate forms a peach-blossom red salt. It is soluble in water.

When heated, the compound becomes black, takes fire, and leaves cobalt oxide.[5]

Cobalt lactate is used as a ruminal source of cobalt in a high-forage total mixed ration fed to late-lactation dairy cows.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "CAS 16039-54-6 Cobalt lactate - Alfa Chemistry". alfa-chemistry.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b The Chemical Gazette. 1847. p. 489. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 1987. p. 1948. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Harrison, H. S. (6 December 2012). The Law on Medicines: Volume 3 Distribution and Selling. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 245. ISBN 978-94-010-9858-8. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ Thomson, Thomas (1831). A System of Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies. Baldwin & Cradock. p. 608. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ Casper, David P.; Pretz, Jon P.; Purvis, Heb T. (October 2021). "Supplementing additional cobalt as cobalt lactate in a high-forage total mixed ration fed to late-lactation dairy cows". Journal of Dairy Science. 104 (10): 10669–10677. doi:10.3168/jds.2021-20252. PMID 34334200.
  7. ^ Wang, Zhengwen; Li, Xiongxiong; Zhang, Lingyun; Wu, Jianping; Zhao, Shengguo; Jiao, Ting (4 January 2022). "Effect of Oregano Oil and Cobalt Lactate on Sheep In Vitro Digestibility, Fermentation Characteristics and Rumen Microbial Community". Animals. 12 (1): 118. doi:10.3390/ani12010118. PMC 8749554. PMID 35011223.