Copper(II) acetate

C4H6CuO4CAS 142-71-2181.63 g/mol

O−OO−OCu2+
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H6CuO4
Molar mass
181.63 g/mol
Exact mass
180.9562 Da
Melting point
232 °C
logP
0.09Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 170 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P264, P270, P301+P317, P330, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
142-71-2
SMILES
CC([O-])=O.CC([O-])=O.[Cu+2]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

17 names · show all
  • Acetic acid, copper(2+) salt (2:1)
  • Acetic acid, copper(2+) salt
  • Copper acetate (Cu(OAc)2)
  • Acetic acid cupric salt
  • Copper diacetate
  • Crystallized verdigris
  • Crystals of venus
  • Cupric acetate
  • Neutral verdigris
  • Copper acetate
  • Copper(2+) acetate
  • Copper(2+) diacetate
  • Cupric diacetate
  • Copper acetate (Cu(C2H3O2)2)
  • Venus copper
  • Copper acetate (Cu(MeCO2)2)
  • Ploss blue

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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