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79610

Phosphorus pentoxide

desiccant, with moisture indicator

Synonym(s):

Sicapent®, Phosphoric anhydride, Phosphorus(V) oxide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
P2O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
141.94
UNSPSC Code:
12352303
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
215-236-1
Form:
powder, crystals or granules
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vapor density

4.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 384 °C), 10 mmHg ( 238 °C)

form

powder, crystals or granules

quality

with moisture indicator

pH

1.5 (20 °C, 10 g/L)

mp

340 °C (lit.)

density

2.3 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=P12OP3(=O)OP(=O)(O1)OP(=O)(O2)O3

InChI

1S/O10P4/c1-11-5-12(2)8-13(3,6-11)10-14(4,7-11)9-12

InChI key

YWEUIGNSBFLMFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) is a phosphorous oxide. It participates in Pictet-Gams synthesis. Phosphorus pentoxide supported on alumina has been used for solvent-free and microwave-assisted synthesis of 1, 5-benzodiazepine derivatives.

Application

Phosphorus pentoxide may be used in the synthesis of dichlorine heptoxide (Cl2O7).

Legal Information

Sicapent is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Corrosion

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Danger

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

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Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Alumina/phosphorus pentoxide (APP) as an efficient reagent for the synthesis of 1, 5-benzodiazepines under microwave irradiation.
Kaboudin B and Navaee K.
Heterocycles, 1443-1446 (2001)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 836-836 (1994)
Ana García et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 7(3), 1265-1273 (2010-10-19)
Herein we report for the first time the synthesis of three-dimensional scaffolds in the binary system SiO2-P2O5 exhibiting different scales of porosity: (i) highly ordered mesopores with diameters of ca. 4 nm; (ii) macropores with diameters in the 30-80 μm



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
79610-500G04061832961804
79610-100G04061835277018