Cobalt(III) nitrate
Cobalt(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Co(NO3)3.[1] It is a green, diamagnetic solid that sublimes at ambient temperature.[2]
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| IUPAC name Cobalt(III) nitrate | |
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| Properties | |
| Co(NO3)3 | |
| Molar mass | 244.96 g/mol | 
| Appearance | green crystals hygroscopic | 
| Density | 2.49 g/cm3 | 
| 5.07 g/100 mL | |
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| cubic | |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Structure
    
The compound is a molecular coordination complex. The three bidentate nitrate ligands give a distorted octahedral arrangement.[3] The nitrate ligands are planar. With D3 symmetry, the molecule is chiral. The Co-O bond lengths are about 190 pm long. The O-Co-O angles for the two oxygens in the same nitrate is about 68 degrees.[4] The same geometry seems to persist in carbon tetrachloride solution.[3]
Preparation and reactions
    
Cobalt(III) nitrate can be prepared by the reaction of dinitrogen pentoxide N
2O
5 with cobalt(III) fluoride  CoF
3.[3]   It can be purified by vacuum sublimation at 40 °C.[4][2]
Cobalt(III) nitrate oxidizes water, the initial green solution rapidly turns pink, with formation of cobalt(II) ions and release of oxygen.[1] Cobalt(III) nitrate can be intercalated in graphite, in the ratio of 1 molecule for each 12 carbon atoms.[2]
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References
    
- W. Levason and C. A. McAuliffe (1974): "Higher oxidation state chemistry of iron, cobalt, and nickel". Coordination Chemistry Reviews, volume 12, issue 2, pages 151-184. doi:10.1016/S0010-8545(00)82026-3
- E. Stumpp, G. Nietfeld, K. Steinwede, and K. D. Wageringel (1983) "Reaction of anhydrous metal nitrates with graphite". Synthetic Metals, Evolume 7, issues 1–2, pages 143-151. doi:10.1016/0379-6779(83)90097-8
- R. J. Fereday, N. Logan and D. Sutton (1969): "Anhydrous cobalt(III) nitrate: preparation, spectra, and reactions with some organic ligands". Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical, volume 1969, issue 0, pages 2699-2703. doi:10.1039/J19690002699
- J. Hilton and S. C. Wallwork (1968): "The crystal structure of cobalt(III) nitrate", Chemical Communications, volume 1968, issue 15, pages 871-871. doi:10.1039/C19680000871
| HNO3 | He | |||||||||||||||||
| LiNO3 | Be(NO3)2 | B(NO3)−4 | RONO2 | NO−3 NH4NO3 | HOONO2 | FNO3 | Ne | |||||||||||
| NaNO3 | Mg(NO3)2 | Al(NO3)3 Al(NO3)−4 | Si | P | S | ClONO2 | Ar | |||||||||||
| KNO3 | Ca(NO3)2 | Sc(NO3)3 | Ti(NO3)4 | VO(NO3)3 | Cr(NO3)3 | Mn(NO3)2 | Fe(NO3)2 Fe(NO3)3 | Co(NO3)2 Co(NO3)3 | Ni(NO3)2 | CuNO3 Cu(NO3)2 | Zn(NO3)2 | Ga(NO3)3 | Ge | As | Se | BrNO3 | Kr | |
| RbNO3 | Sr(NO3)2 | Y(NO3)3 | Zr(NO3)4 | NbO(NO3)3 | MoO2(NO3)2 | Tc | Ru(NO3)3 | Rh(NO3)3 | Pd(NO3)2 Pd(NO3)4 | AgNO3 Ag(NO3)2 | Cd(NO3)2 | In(NO3)3 | Sn(NO3)4 | Sb(NO3)3 | Te | INO3 | Xe(NO3)2 | |
| CsNO3 | Ba(NO3)2 | Lu(NO3)3 | Hf(NO3)4 | TaO(NO3)3 | W | Re | Os | Ir | Pt(NO3)2 Pt(NO3)4 | Au(NO3)3 | Hg2(NO3)2 Hg(NO3)2 | TlNO3 Tl(NO3)3 | Pb(NO3)2 | Bi(NO3)3 BiO(NO3) | Po(NO3)4 | At | Rn | |
| FrNO3 | Ra(NO3)2 | Lr | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og | |
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| La(NO3)3 | Ce(NO3)3 Ce(NO3)4 | Pr(NO3)3 | Nd(NO3)3 | Pm(NO3)3 | Sm(NO3)3 | Eu(NO3)3 | Gd(NO3)3 | Tb(NO3)3 | Dy(NO3)3 | Ho(NO3)3 | Er(NO3)3 | Tm(NO3)3 | Yb(NO3)3 | |||||
| Ac(NO3)3 | Th(NO3)4 | PaO2(NO3)3 | UO2(NO3)2 | Np(NO3)4 | Pu(NO3)4 | Am(NO3)3 | Cm(NO3)3 | Bk(NO3)3 | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | |||||