| Name | Nickelous acetate |
| Synonyms | Nickel diacetate Nickelous acetate Nickel(II) acetate Nickel(2+)diacetate nickel(2+) diacetate NICKELOUS(II)ACETATE NICKELACETATE,ANHYDROUS NICKEL(II) ACETATE R. G. Nickel Acetate, 4-Hydrate |
| CAS | 373-02-4 |
| EINECS | 206-761-7 |
| InChI | InChI=1/C2H4O2.Ni/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+2/p-1 |
| Molecular Formula | C4H6NiO4 |
| Molar Mass | 176.78 |
| Density | 1.798 g/cm3 |
| Melting Point | 1555°C |
| Boling Point | 16.6°C |
| Water Solubility | 177g/L at 20℃ |
| Appearance | solid |
| Physical and Chemical Properties | The pure product is a green monoclinic columnar crystal, and the commodity is 22% ~ 32% wettable powder. Green Crystal or crystalline powder, slightly acetic acid odor, soluble in water or alcohol. |
| EPA chemical information | Information provided by: ofmpub.epa.gov (external link) |
| application | is used as chemical reagent, fabric mordant, nickel plating, metal coloring, nickel catalyst, etc. |
| preparation | (1) adding acid and copper salt solution to metal nickel powder for reaction, removing impurities and evaporating to obtain nickel salt;(2) fully reacting the nickel salt obtained in step (1) with NaOH solution and filtering to obtain Ni(OH)2;(3) The Ni(OH)2 obtained in step (2) is acidified with acetic acid, evaporated and crystallized to obtain a nickel acetate product; the acid and copper salt solution is hydrochloric acid and copper chloride solution, or sulfuric acid and copper sulfate solution; the nickel salt is nickel chloride or nickel sulfate. |
| use | mordant, electroplating, etc. |
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