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Copper(II) borate
Names
IUPAC name
Copper(II) borate
Other names
Identifiers
3D model ( JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 254-401-2
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2BO3.3Cu/c2*2-1(3)4;;;/q2*-3;3*+2
    Key: CQDTUBLRLRFEJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].[Cu+2].[Cu+2].[Cu+2]
Properties
B2Cu3O6
Molar mass 308.25 g·mol−1
Appearance Dark green solid [1]
Density 4.54 [1]
Insoluble
Structure
Triclinic [2]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H312, H315, H320, H332
P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P332+P313
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 0: Exposure under fire conditions would offer no hazard beyond that of ordinary combustible material. E.g. sodium chloride Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water Instability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no code
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Related compounds
Other cations
Sodium orthoborate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Copper(II) borate is an inorganic compound with the formula Cu3( B O3)2. It has previously studied due to its photocatalytic properties. [2]

Preparation

Copper(II) borate can be prepared by heating a stoichiometric mixture of copper(II) oxide and diboron trioxide to 900 °C. [2] [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Liu, Jikai; Wen, Shuhao; Zou, Xiaoxin; Zuo, Fan; Beran, Gregory J. O.; Feng, Pingyun (2013). "Visible-light-responsive copper( ii ) borate photocatalysts with intrinsic midgap states for water splitting". J. Mater. Chem. A. 1 (5): 1553–1556. doi: 10.1039/C2TA00522K. ISSN  2050-7488.
  2. ^ a b c Fukaya, Atsuko; Watanabe, Isao; Nagamine, Kanetada (October 2001). "Long-Range Order in a Copper Borate Cu 3 B 2 O 6". Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 70 (10): 2868–2871. doi: 10.1143/JPSJ.70.2868. ISSN  0031-9015.