Copper(I) nitrate

Not to be confused with Copper(II) nitrate.
Copper(I) nitrate
Names
IUPAC name
copper(1+) nitrate
Other names
cuprous nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Cu.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
    Key: XVOMHXSMRIJNDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Cu+]
Properties
CuNO3
Molar mass 125.5509
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Copper(I) nitrate is a proposed inorganic compound with formula of CuNO3. It has not been characterized by X-ray crystallography. It is the focus of one publication, which describes unsuccessful efforts to isolate the compound. Another nonexistent simple copper(I) compound derived from an oxyanion is cuprous perchlorate. On the other hand, cuprous sulfate is known.[1]

Derivatives

The nitrate salt of the acetonitrile complex, i.e., [Cu(MeCN)4]NO3, is generated by the reaction of silver nitrate with a suspension of copper metal in acetonitrile.[2]

Cu + AgNO3 + 4 CH3CN → [Cu(CH3CN)4]NO3 + Ag

Tertiary phosphine complexes of the type [Cu(P(C6H5)3)3]NO3 are prepared by the reduction of copper(II) nitrate by the phosphine.[3]

References

  1. ^ Berthold, H. J.; Born, J.; Wartchow, R. (1988). "The crystal structure of copper(I)sulfate Cu2SO4 – The first structure of a simple cuprous oxo-salt". Z. Kristallogr. Cryst. Mater. 183: 309–318. doi:10.1524/zkri.1988.183.14.309. S2CID 101673081.
  2. ^ Howard Houlston Morgan (1923). "Preparation and stability of cuprous nitrate and other cuprous salts in presence of nitriles". Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions. 123: 2901–2907. doi:10.1039/CT9232302901.
  3. ^ Gysling, Henry J. (1979). "Coordination Complexes of Copper(I) Nitrate". Inorganic Syntheses. 19: 92–97. doi:10.1002/9780470132500.ch19.


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