Calcium pyrophosphate

Calcium pyrophosphate
Names
IUPAC name
Calcium diphosphate
Other names
  • Diphosphoric acid, calcium salt (1:2)
  • Dicalcium diphosphate
  • Dicalcium pyrophosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.292 Edit this at Wikidata
E number E450(vi) (thickeners, ...)
MeSH Calcium+pyrophosphate
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2Ca.H4O7P2/c;;1-8(2,3)7-9(4,5)6/h;;(H2,1,2,3)(H2,4,5,6)/q2*+2;/p-4 checkY
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  • InChI=1/2Ca.H4O7P2/c;;1-8(2,3)7-9(4,5)6/h;;(H2,1,2,3)(H2,4,5,6)/q2*+2;/p-4
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  • [Ca+2].[Ca+2].[O-]P([O-])(=O)OP([O-])([O-])=O
Properties
Ca2O7P2
Molar mass 254.053 g/mol
Appearance White powder
Density 3.09 g/cm3
Melting point 1,353 °C (2,467 °F; 1,626 K)
insoluble
Solubility soluble in HCl, nitric acids
1.585
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
2
0
0
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
 Calcium phosphate
Other cations
 Magnesium pyrophosphate
Sodium pyrophosphate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Calcium pyrophosphate (Ca2P2O7) is a chemical compound, an insoluble calcium salt containing the pyrophosphate anion. There are a number of forms reported: an anhydrous form, a dihydrate, Ca2P2O7·2H2O and a tetrahydrate, Ca2P2O7·4H2O. Deposition of dihydrate crystals in cartilage are responsible for the severe joint pain in cases of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (pseudo gout) whose symptoms are similar to those of gout.[1] Ca2P2O7 is commonly used as a mild abrasive agent in toothpastes,[citation needed] because of its insolubility and nonreactivity toward fluoride.[2]

  1. ^ Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease at eMedicine
  2. ^ Klaus Schrödter; Gerhard Bettermann; Thomas Staffel; Friedrich Wahl; Thomas Klein; Thomas Hofmann (2012). "Phosphoric Acid and Phosphates". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_465.pub3. ISBN 978-3527306732.