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Cobalt(II) phosphate

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Cobalt(II) phosphate
Names
Other names
cobalt violet, cobalt(II) phosphate, cobalt orthophosphate, Pigment Violet 14
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 236-655-6
  • InChI=1S/3Co.2H3O4P/c;;;2*1-5(2,3)4/h;;;2*(H3,1,2,3,4)/q3*+2;;/p-6
    Key: ZBDSFTZNNQNSQM-UHFFFAOYSA-H
  • InChI=1/3Co.2H3O4P/c;;;2*1-5(2,3)4/h;;;2*(H3,1,2,3,4)/q3*+2;;/p-6
    Key: ZBDSFTZNNQNSQM-CYFPFDDLAU
  • [O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[Co+2].[Co+2].[Co+2]
Properties
Co3(PO4)2
Molar mass 366.74231 g/mol
Appearance violet solid
Density 3.81 g/cm3
Melting point 1,160 °C (2,120 °F; 1,430 K)
insoluble
28,110.0·10−6 cm3/mol
1.7
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cobalt phosphate is the inorganic compound with the formula Co3(PO4)2. It is a commercial inorganic pigment known as cobalt violet.[1] Thin films of this material catalyze the decomposition of water.[2]

A swatch of cobalt violet, popular among the French impressionists.

Preparation and structure

The tetrahydrate CoPO4(H2O)4 precipitates as a solid upon mixing aquous solutions of cobalt(II) and phosphate salts. Upon heating, the tetrahydrate converts to the anhydrous material. According to X-ray crystallography, the anhydrous CoPO4 consists of discrete phosphate (PO3−
4) anions that link Co2+
 centres. The cobalt ions occupy both octahedral (six-coordinate) and pentacoordinate sites in a 1:2 ratio.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hugo Müller, Wolfgang Müller, Manfred Wehner, Heike Liewald "Artists' Colors" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_143.pub2
  2. ^ Matthew W. Kanan, Yogesh Surendranatha, Daniel G. Nocera "Cobalt–phosphate oxygen-evolving compound" Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, volume 38, 109-114. doi:10.1039/B802885K
  3. ^ "Crystal structure of cobalt orthophosphate Co3(PO4)2". Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 14: 372–7. 1975. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Structure of cobalt(II) phosphateStructure refinements of Co3(PO4)2. A Note on the Reliability of Powder Diffraction Studies". Acta Chemica Scandinavica, Series A. 37: 715-p721. 1983. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
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