Zinc nitrate

• Catalog No.: Zinc_nitrate
• CAS Number: 7779-88-6
• M. F.: N2O6Zn
• M. W.: 189.3898

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: zinc(2+) ion bis(nitrooxidane)
• IUPAC Traditional name: zinc(2+) ion dinitronate

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 7779-88-6
• Wikipedia Title: Zinc_nitrate
• EC Number: 231-943-8
• PubChem CID: 24518
• Chemspider ID: 22926

PROPERTIES

• Apperance: colorless, deliquescent crystals
• Boiling Point: ~125 °C, decomp (hexahydrate)
• Density: 2.065 g/cm^3 (hexahydrate)
• Flash Point: Non-flammable
• Melting Point: 110 °C (anhydrous) ; 45.5 °C (trihydrate) ; 36.4 °C (hexahydrate)
• Solubility: 327 g/100 mL, 40 °C (trihydrate) ; 184.3 g/100 ml, 20 °C (hexahydrate) in water
• Solubility: very soluble in alcohol
• EU Index: Not listed
• Main Hazard: Oxidant, may explode on heating
• RTECS: ZH4772000
• UN Number: 1514