Cobalt Citrate
[CAS 866-81-9]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Organometallic salt
• Name: Cobalt Citrate
• Synonyms: Tricobaltous Dicitrate; 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-, Cobalt(2+) Salt (2:3); Cobaltous Citrate
• Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₁₀Co₃O₁₄
• Molecular Weight: 555.00
• CAS Registry Number: 866-81-9
• EINECS: 212-751-3
• SMILES: [Co++].[Co++].C(C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O)C(=O)[O-].C(C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O)C(=O)[O-].[Co++]
• InChI: 1S/2C6H8O7.3Co/c2*7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;;;/h2*13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);;;/q;;3*+2/p-6
• InChIKey: IEXXNGVQCLMTKU-UHFFFAOYSA-H

Properties

• Boiling point: 309.6°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 155.2°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Kyle W. Galloway, Marc Schmidtmann, Javier Sanchez-Benitez, Konstantin V. Kamenev, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer and Mark Murrie. Slow magnetic relaxation in a 3D network of cobalt(ii) citrate, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 4727.