Caesium hydrogencarbonate

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Caesium bicarbonate
IUPAC name Caesium hydrogencarbonate
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/CH2O3.Cs/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
InChIKey ZMCUDHNSHCRDBT-REWHXWOFAQ
Standard InChI InChI=1S/CH2O3.Cs/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
Standard InChIKey ZMCUDHNSHCRDBT-UHFFFAOYSA-M
CAS number [15519-28-5]
EC number 239-554-5
ChemSpider 2006316
Properties[1]
Chemical formula CsHCO3
Molar mass 193.92 g/mol
Melting point

175 ºC decomp.

Solubility in water 209.3 g/100 ml (15 ºC)
Solubility in ethanol soluble
Hazards
EU index number not listed
Flash point non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions Caesium carbonate
Other cations Lithium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate
Potassium bicarbonate
Rubidium bicarbonate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Caesium bicarbonate, or caesium hydrogencarbonate is an acid salt of caesium and carbonic acid. It is less hygroscopic than caesium carbonate, and finds use as a base in organic chemistry. It decomposes at 175 ºC to give caesium carbonate:[1]

2CsHCO3 → Cs2CO3 + H2O + CO2

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-91. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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