Caesium acetate
| Caesium acetate | |
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| IUPAC name | Caesium acetate |
| Other names | Cesium acetate |
| Identifiers | |
| InChI | InChI=1/C2H4O2.Cs/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1 |
| InChIKey | ZOAIGCHJWKDIPJ-REWHXWOFAB |
| Standard InChI | InChI=1S/C2H4O2.Cs/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1 |
| Standard InChIKey | ZOAIGCHJWKDIPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| CAS number | [] |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C2H3CsO2 |
| Molar mass | 191.95 g mol−1 |
| Appearance | colourless solid |
| 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 ml (–2.5 °C) |
| Hazards | |
| EU index number | not listed |
| Flash point | non-flammable |
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Caesium propionate |
| Other cations | Lithium acetate Sodium acetate Potassium acetate Rubidium acetate |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
Caesium 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.
References
Further reading
- Torisawa, Yasuhiro; Okabe, Hiromitsu; Ikegami, Shiro Efficient Inversions of Secondary Alcohols using Cesium Acetate and 18-Crown-6. Chem. Lett. 1984, 13 (9), 1555–56. DOI: 10.1246/cl.1984.1555.
- E. Koepp, F. Vögtle; Synthesis (1987) 177.
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