Copper(II) arsenate

Copper(II) arsenate
Copper(II) arsenate
Identifiers
CAS number 7778-41-8 YesY
PubChem 26065
ChemSpider 24279 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula Cu3(AsO4)2
Molar mass 468.48 g/mol
Appearance blue or bluish green powder
Density 5.2 g/cm3
Melting point

1100 °C

Solubility in water insoluble
Solubility soluble in ammonia, dilute acids
Hazards
EU Index Not listed
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Copper arsenate (Cu3(AsO4)2.4H2O, or Cu5H2(AsO4)4.2H2O), also called copper orthoarsenate or tricopper arsenate or tricopper orthoarsenate, is a blue or bluish-green powder insoluble in water and alcohol and soluble in aqueous ammonium and dilute acids. Its CAS number is [7778-41-8] or [10103-61-4].

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Uses

Copper arsenate is an insecticide used in agriculture. It is also used as a herbicide, fungicide, and a rodenticide. It is also used as a poison in slug baits.

Copper arsenate can also be a misnomer for copper arsenite, especially when meant as a pigment.

Natural occurrences

Anhydrous copper arsenate, Cu3(AsO4)2, is found in nature as the mineral lammerite.[1] Copper arsenate tetrahydrate, Cu3(AsO4)2.4H2O, occurs naturally as the mineral rollandite.[2]

Related compounds

Copper arsenate hydroxide or basic copper arsenate (Cu(OH)AsO4) is a basic variant with CAS number [16102-92-4]. It is found naturally as the mineral olivenite. It is used as an insecticide, fungicide, and miticide. Its use is banned in Thailand since 2001.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Hawthorne, F. C. (1986). "Lammerite, Cu3(AsO4)2, a modulated close-packed structure". American Mineralogist 71: 206–209. http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM71/AM71_206.pdf. 
  2. ^ Sarp, H.; Černý, R. (2000). "Rollandite, Cu3(AsO4)2·4H2O, a new mineral". Eur. J. Mineral. 12: 1045–1050. doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2000/0012-1045. 

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