Potassium antimonyl tartrate (potassium antimony sulphate, emetic stone) is a complex compound of antimony oxide and potassium tartrate .
| Potassium Antimonyl Tartrate | |
|---|---|
| Are common | |
| Traditional names | Tartarus emeticus , Antimonium tartaricum |
| Chem. formula | SbOKC 4 H 4 O 6 · 0.5H 2 O |
| Physical properties | |
| condition | colorless crystals |
| Density | 2.6-2.7 g / cm³ |
| Chemical properties | |
| Solubility in water (at 8.7 ° C) | 5.26 g / 100 ml |
| Solubility in water (at 100 ° C) | 3.57 g / 100 ml |
| Rotation [α] D | + ° |
| Classification | |
| Reg. CAS number | |
| PubChem | |
| Reg. EINECS number | |
| Smiles | |
| Inchi | |
| Chebi | |
| ChemSpider | |
| Security | |
| Toxicity | high |
Content
Physical Properties
When heated to 100 ° dehydrated.
Getting
It is obtained by the action of antimony (III) oxide Sb 2 O 3 on an aqueous solution of potassium hydrotartrate .
Application
It is used in medicine, veterinary medicine as an emetic and expectorant , in analytical chemistry for the determination of phosphates , as a mordant in sieve printing.
Literature
- “Great Encyclopedic Dictionary. Chemistry "ed. Great Russian Encyclopedia, Moscow 1994