Barium hydroxide octahydrate

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Barium hydroxide octahydrate
• CAS No.: 12230-71-6
• Molecular Formula: BaH18O10
• Molecular Weight: 315.46
• Hs Code.: 28164000
• Mol file: 12230-71-6.mol

Synonyms:Bariumhydroxide, octahydrate (8CI);Barium dihydroxide octahydrate;Dihydroxybariumoctahydrate;Bariumhydroxide (Ba(OH)2), octahydrate (9CI);

Chemical Property of Barium hydroxide octahydrate

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: white powder
• Melting Point: 78 °C(lit.)
• Boiling Point: 100oC at 760mmHg
• PSA: 114.30000
• Density: 2.18 g/cm³
• LogP: -0.86800
• Storage Temp.: Store at +5°C to +30°C.
• Sensitive.: Air Sensitive & Hygroscopic
• Solubility.: 72g/l
• Water Solubility.: 56 g/L (15 ºC)

Purity/Quality:

99.9% ^*data from raw suppliers

Barium hydroxide octahydrate ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): C
• Hazard Codes: C
• Statements: 20/22-34-20/21
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39-45

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Description: Barium hydroxide is available as colourless or white crystals. It is odourless and soluble in water. It is stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage. It is incompatible with acids, oxidisers, and chlorinated rubber. Barium hydroxide is corrosive to metals such as zinc. Barium hydroxide is very alkaline and rapidly absorbs carbon dioxide from air, becoming completely insoluble in water. Barium hydroxide is used in analytical chemistry for the titration of weak acids. Barium hydroxide is used in organic synthesis as a strong base. Barium hydroxide decomposes to barium oxide when heated to 800°C.
• Uses: Barium hydroxide octahydrate is extensively used in the manufacturing of barium salts and barium organic compounds; In manufacture of alkali, glass; in synthetic rubber vulcanization, in corrosion inhibitors, pesticides, sugar industry; boiler scale remedy; refining animal and vegetable oils; softening water. Catalyst in organic synthesis. In manufacture of alkali, glass; in synthetic rubber vulcanization, in corrosion inhibitors, pesticides, sugar industry; boiler scale remedy; refining animal and vegetable oils; softening water. Catalyst in organic synthesis. Used in manufacture of alkali, glass; in synthetic rubber vulcanization, alkalizing agent in water softening, boiler scale remedy, softening water.Barium hydroxide octahydrate is used in the centromeric heterochromatin banding technique. It acts as a precursor to prepare barium titanate, barium sulfate, barium phosphate and barium sulfide. Further, it is used in analytical chemistry for the titration of weak acids especially organic acids. It is involved in the preparation of cyclopentanone, diacetone alcohol and D-Gulonic gamma-lactone. In addition to this, it finds application in ester hydrolysis such as dimethyl hendecanedioate and decarboxylation of amino acids.