| Identification | Back Directory |  [Name]
  cupric carbonate |  [CAS]
  1184-64-1 |  [Synonyms]
  Copper oxycarbonate Copper carbonate (CuCo3) CARBONICACID,COPPER(II)SALT Copper(Ⅱ)carbonate monohydrate Carbonic acid, copper(2+) salt (1:1) |  [EINECS(EC#)]
  214-671-4 |  [Molecular Formula]
  C2CuO8 |  [MDL Number]
  MFCD00051038 |  [MOL File]
  1184-64-1.mol |  [Molecular Weight]
  215.563 |  
 | Questions And Answer | Back Directory |  [Description]
  Copper(II) carbonate or cupric carbonate is a chemical compound with formula CuCO3. At ambient temperatures, it is an ionic solid (a salt) consisting of copper(II) cations Cu2+and carbonate anions CO32− . |  [Synthesis]
  Reliable synthesis of true copper(II) carbonate was reported for the first time in 1973 by Hartmut Ehrhardt and others. The compound was obtained as a gray powder, by heating basic copper carbonate in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide (produced by the decomposition of silver oxalate Ag2C2O4) at 500 °C and 2 GPa (20,000 atm). The compound was determined to have a monoclinic structure. |  
 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  [Appearance]
  green or blue powder |  [storage temp. ]
  Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature |  [solubility ]
  insoluble in H2O |  [color ]
  crystals, crystalline |  [Stability:]
  Stable. Incompatible with strong acids. |  [Water Solubility ]
  insoluble H2O |  [InChI]
  InChI=1S/CH2O3.Cu/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4); |  [InChIKey]
  OVFCVRIJCCDFNQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |  [SMILES]
  C(O)(O)=O.[Cu] |  [LogP]
  -0.809 (est) |  [EPA Substance Registry System]
  Cupric carbonate (1184-64-1) |  
 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  [Chemical Properties]
  green or blue powder |  [Uses]
  Copper(I) carbonate is known as cuprous carbonate since copper’s
ion is +1; copper(II) carbonate (Cu2+ + CO3
2- → CuCO3) is known as cupric carbonate, which
is also known as the green copper mineral malachite, used in pigments, as an insecticide, as a
cosmetic astringent, and as a plant fungicide to prevent smut. |  
  
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