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208841

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Copper(II) oxide

powder, <10 μm, 98%

Synonym(s):

Cupric oxide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CuO
CAS Number:
1317-38-0
Molecular Weight:
79.55
EC Number:
215-269-1
MDL number:
MFCD00010979
UNSPSC Code:
12352303
PubChem Substance ID:
329752048
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

200

Assay

98%

form

powder

particle size

<10 μm

SMILES string

[Cu]=O

InChI

1S/Cu.O

InChI key

QPLDLSVMHZLSFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Copper(II) oxide can be used as a catalyst for the:
  • Hydroamination of di(cyclo)alkylcarbodiimides.
  • Wet oxidation of disodium malonate to sodium oxalate.

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Environment
GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H410

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P391 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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JAN Code

208841-25KG:
208841-500G:4548173931333
208841-VAR:
208841-BULK:
208841-2KG:4548173931326
208841-25G:4548173931319
208841-12KG:4548173931302

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Nanoparticulate copper (II) oxide catalyzed synthesis of guanidine derivatives and their conversion into functionalized iminoguanidines
Yavari I, et al.
Synlett, 26, 1230-1232 (2015)
Bettina Maria Strauch et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 10(4) (2020-04-09)
The toxicity of the copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NP) has been attributed to the so-called "Trojan horse"-type mechanism, relying on the particle uptake and extensive intracellular release of copper ions, due to acidic pH in the lysosomes. Nevertheless, a clear
Selective organic removal from the alumina industrial liquor: wet oxidation and catalytic wet oxidation of disodium malonate
Eyer S, et al.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 41, 1166-1170 (2001)
Chethana Gadiyar et al.
Chemical science, 9(25), 5658-5665 (2018-08-01)
Nanocrystal-seeded synthesis relies on the reaction of nanocrystal seeds with a molecular precursor and it can be regarded as the link between sol-gel and solid-state chemistries. This synthesis approach aims at accessing compositionally complex materials, yet to date its full
DSC kinetics of the thermal decomposition of copper (II) oxalate by isoconversional and maximum rate (peak) methods.
Muraleedharan K and Kripa S.
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 115(2), 1969-1978 (2014)
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