Copper(II) phosphate

Copper(II) phosphate
Names
IUPAC name
copper(II) phosphate
Other names
tricopper diphosphate
tricopper bis(orthophosphate)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/3Cu.2H3O4P/c;;;2*1-5(2,3)4/h;;;2*(H3,1,2,3,4)/q3*+2;;/p-6
    Key: GQDHEYWVLBJKBA-UHFFFAOYSA-H
  • [O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[Cu+2].[Cu+2].[Cu+2]
Properties
Cu3(PO4)2
Molar mass 380.580722 g/mol (anhydrous)
434.63 g/mol (trihydrate)
Appearance light bluish-green powder (anhydrous)
blue or olive crystals (trihydrate)
slightly soluble[1]
1.4×10−37[2]
Solubility anhydrous:
soluble in ammonia
trihydrate:
soluble in ammonium hydroxide
slightly soluble in acetone
insoluble in ethanol
Structure
orthorhombic (trihydrate)
Hazards
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[3]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[3]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
TWA 100 mg/m3 (as Cu)[3]
Related compounds
Other cations
Iron(II) phosphate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Copper(II) phosphate are inorganic compounds with the formula Cu3(PO4)2. They can be regarded as the cupric salts of phosphoric acid. Anhydrous copper(II) phosphate and a trihydrate are blue solids.

  1. ^ S., Budavari (1996). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (12th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc. p. 447. ISBN 9780911910124. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ John Rumble (June 18, 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–188. ISBN 978-1138561632.
  3. ^ a b c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0150". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).