Strontium perchlorate

Strontium perchlorate
Names
Other names
Strontium(II) perchlorate; Strontium diperchlorate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 236-614-2
  • InChI=1S/2ClHO4.Sr/c2*2-1(3,4)5;/h2*(H,2,3,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: MXRFIUHRIOLIIV-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[Sr+2]
Properties
Sr(ClO4)2
Molar mass 286.51 g/mol
Appearance White powder or colorless crystals
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Strontium perchlorate is a white powder or colorless crystals with the formula Sr(ClO4)2.

It is a strong oxidizer which gives red flames. It can be used in pyrotechnics; however, usually the more common strontium nitrate is used. It is also used in Liquid Injection Thrust Vector Control (LITVC) in solid-propellant rockets to enable steering control with a simple fixed nozzle.

It can be prepared by oxidizing strontium chlorate with hypochlorites.

Strontium perchlorate forms a crystal structure in the orthorhombic space group Pbca which is comparable to that of calcium perchlorate.[1]

  1. ^ Hyoung, Jooeun; Lee, Hyeon Woo; Kim, So Jin; Shin, Hong Rim; Hong, Seung-Tae (2019). "Crystal structure of strontium perchlorate anhydrate, Sr(ClO4)2, from laboratory powder X-ray diffraction data". Acta Crystallographica Section E. 75 (4): 447–450. doi:10.1107/S2056989019003335. PMC 6509688. PMID 31161054.