Arsenic pentasulfide

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Arsenic pentasulfide
• CAS No.: 1303-34-0
• Molecular Formula: As2S5
• Molecular Weight: 310.17
• European Community (EC) Number: 625-728-1
• UNII: QT80493YBG
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID0058302
• Wikipedia: Arsenic pentasulfide
• Wikidata: Q2983041
• Mol file: 1303-34-0.mol

Synonyms:alacranite;arsenic pentasulfide;arsenic sulfide;arsenic trisulfide;orpiment

Chemical Property of Arsenic pentasulfide

Chemical Property:

• Melting Point: >300oC(lit.)
• PSA: 153.66000
• LogP: 2.47940
• Water Solubility.: g/L solution H2O: 0.00136 (0°C) [KRU93]
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 309.70354
• Heavy Atom Count: 7
• Complexity: 124

Purity/Quality:

98%,99%, ^*data from raw suppliers

Arsenic(V) sulfide 99.99% ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): T,N
• Hazard Codes: T,N
• Statements: 23/25-50/53
• Safety Statements: 20/21-28-45-60-61

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: Metals -> Arsenic Compounds, Inorganic
• Canonical SMILES: S=[As](=S)S[As](=S)=S
• Physical properties: Yellow-brown glassy amorphous solid; sublimes on heating; decomposes around 500°C; insoluble in cold water (~1.4 mg/L at 0°C); dissolves in alkalies and solutions of alkali metal sulfides, and in nitric acid.
• Uses: ARSENIC PENTASULPHIDE is used for preparation of glasses with small gold additions posessing photoluminescent and conductive properties 1 Reactant for preparation of silver thioarsenate complex ethylenediammonium salt 2 In thin sheets as a light filter; in pigments. Used for preparation of glasses with small gold additions posessing photoluminescent and conductive propertiesReactant for preparation of silver thioarsenate complex ethylenediammonium salt