Arsenic pentasulfide

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Arsenic pentasulfide
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Names
IUPAC name
Arsenic pentasulfide
Other names
Arsenic(V) sulfide
Diarsenic pentasulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 625-728-1
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 1557
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  • InChI=1S/As4S10/c5-1-9-2(6)12-3(7,10-1)14-4(8,11-1)13-2
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  • S=[As](=S)S[As](=S)=S
  • S=[As]12S[As]3(=S)S[As](=S)(S1)S[As](=S)(S2)S3
Properties
As2S5
Molar mass 310.14 g·mol−1
AppearanceVivid, dark orange, opaque crystals
Melting point 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)(minimum)
Boiling point 500 °C (932 °F; 773 K)(decomposes)
0.014 g dm−3 (at 0 °C)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Danger
H301, H331, H410
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P310, P304+P340, P311, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Arsenic pentoxide

Arsenic trisulfide
Phosphorus pentasulfide

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Arsenic pentasulfide is an inorganic compound containing arsenic and sulfur. [1]

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Uses

Solids of the approximate formula As2 S5 have been used as pigments and chemical intermediates but are generally only of interest in academic laboratories. [2]

Preparation

Arsenic pentasulfide is prepared by precipitation from an acidic solution of soluble As(V) salts by treatment with hydrogen sulfide. [3] It may be also prepared by heating a mixture of arsenic and sulfur, extracting the fused mass with an ammonia solution and reprecipitating arsenic pentasulfide at low temperature by addition of hydrochloric acid.

Phosphorus pentasulfide with the formula P4S10, is a molecular compound featuring tetrahedral phosphorus(V) centres. Trends in arsenic redox potentials suggest that As2S5 adopts a similar structure, a plausible alternative being an arsenic polysulfide.

Reactions

Arsenic pentasulfide hydrolyzes in boiling water, giving arsenous acid and sulfur:

As2S5 + 6 H2O → 2 H3AsO3 + 2 S + 3 H2S

It oxidizes in air at elevated temperatures producing arsenic oxides, the products and yields of which are variable. In alkali metal sulfide solutions arsenic pentasulfide forms a thioarsenate anion, [AsS4]3−, which contain As(V) centres.

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Arsenic trioxide, sold under the brand name Trisenox among others, is an inorganic compound with the formula As
2
O
3
. As an industrial chemical, its major uses include the manufacture of wood preservatives, pesticides, and glass. It is also used as a medication to treat a type of cancer known as acute promyelocytic leukemia. For this use it is given by injection into a vein.

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4−x
O3−
x
(x = 0, 1, 2, or 3) and related derivatives where organic groups are attached to one or more O or S. Thiophosphates feature tetrahedral phosphorus(V) centers.

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Berkelium forms a number of chemical compounds, where it normally exists in an oxidation state of +3 or +4, and behaves similarly to its lanthanide analogue, terbium. Like all actinides, berkelium easily dissolves in various aqueous inorganic acids, liberating gaseous hydrogen and converting into the trivalent oxidation state. This trivalent state is the most stable, especially in aqueous solutions, but tetravalent berkelium compounds are also known. The existence of divalent berkelium salts is uncertain and has only been reported in mixed lanthanum chloride-strontium chloride melts. Aqueous solutions of Bk3+ ions are green in most acids. The color of the Bk4+ ions is yellow in hydrochloric acid and orange-yellow in sulfuric acid. Berkelium does not react rapidly with oxygen at room temperature, possibly due to the formation of a protective oxide surface layer; however, it reacts with molten metals, hydrogen, halogens, chalcogens and pnictogens to form various binary compounds. Berkelium can also form several organometallic compounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thiophosphoryl fluoride</span> Chemical compound

Thiophosphoryl fluoride is an inorganic molecular gas with formula PSF3 containing phosphorus, sulfur and fluorine. It spontaneously ignites in air and burns with a cool flame. The discoverers were able to have flames around their hands without discomfort, and called it "probably one of the coldest flames known". The gas was discovered in 1888.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lead compounds</span> Type of compound

Compounds of lead exist with lead in two main oxidation states: +2 and +4. The former is more common. Inorganic lead(IV) compounds are typically strong oxidants or exist only in highly acidic solutions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thiophosphoric acid</span> Chemical compound

Thiophosphoric acid is a chemical compound. Structurally, it is the acid derived from phosphoric acid with one extra sulfur atom, although it cannot be prepared from phosphoric acid. It is a colorless compound that is rarely isolated in pure form, but rather as a solution. The structure of the compound has not been reported, but two tautomers are reasonable: SP(OH)3 and OP(OH)2SH.

Gallium compounds are compounds containing the element gallium. These compounds are found primarily in the +3 oxidation state. The +1 oxidation state is also found in some compounds, although it is less common than it is for gallium's heavier congeners indium and thallium. For example, the very stable GaCl2 contains both gallium(I) and gallium(III) and can be formulated as GaIGaIIICl4; in contrast, the monochloride is unstable above 0 °C, disproportionating into elemental gallium and gallium(III) chloride. Compounds containing Ga–Ga bonds are true gallium(II) compounds, such as GaS (which can be formulated as Ga24+(S2−)2) and the dioxan complex Ga2Cl4(C4H8O2)2. There are also compounds of gallium with negative oxidation states, ranging from -5 to -1, most of these compounds being magnesium gallides (MgxGay).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thiophosphoryl bromide</span> Chemical compound

Thiophosphoryl bromide is an inorganic compound with the formula PSBr3.

References

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  2. A. L. Emelina, A. S. Alikhanian, A. V. Steblevskii and E. N. Kolosov "Phase diagram of the As-S system" Inorganic Materials, 2007, Volume 43, pages95-104, doi : 10.1134/S002016850702001X
  3. ed. by N. C. Norman. (1998). Chemistry of arsenic, antimony and bismuth. London: Blackie Acad. & Professional. pp. 114–115. ISBN   978-0-7514-0389-3.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)