Silver lactate

Silver lactate

Names
Other names silver; 1-hydroxy-1-oxopropan-2-olate
Identifiers
CAS Number	128-00-7  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	138722
ECHA InfoCard	100.036.221
EC Number	239-859-3
PubChem CID	3032292
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50875568
InChI InChI=1S/C3H5O3.Ag/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q-1;+1 Key: CUPCAVOUAWGFEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [Ag+].[O-]C(C(=O)O)C
Properties
Chemical formula	CH3CH(OH)COOAg
Molar mass	196.93 g/mol
Appearance	Gray to purple powder or flakes
Melting point	120–122 °C (248–252 °F; 393–395 K)
Boiling point	227.6 °C (441.7 °F; 500.8 K)
Solubility in water	Soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P302, P305, P338, P351, P352
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	2 0 1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Silver lactate is an organic chemical compound, a salt of silver and lactic acid ^[1] with the formula CH₃CH(OH)COOAg. ^{[2] [3]}

Synthesis

Silver lactate can be made by the reaction of silver carbonate with lactic acid.

Physical properties

Silver lactate forms light gray crystals. ^[4]

Silver lactate is soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol.

Silver lactate forms a crystalline hydrate of composition CH₃CH(OH)COOAg•H₂O.

Silver lactate is a reagent for the precipitation of uric acid. ^[5]

Chemical properties

The compound reacts with triphenylphosphine gold chloride in a mixed solvent of benzene and dichloromethane to obtain colorless triphenylphosphine gold lactate. ^[6]

The compound reacts with a tetraphosphine ligand, dppbpda, to obtain a coordination polymer [(dppbpda)Ag₄(CH₃CH(OH)COO)₄]_n. ^[7]

References

1. Hacker, Gerhard W.; Gu, Jiang (17 April 2002). Gold and Silver Staining: Techniques in Molecular Morphology. CRC Press. p. 62. ISBN   978-1-4200-4023-4 . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
2. "Silver Lactate". American Elements . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
3. "Silver lactate". Sigma Aldrich . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. Hayat, M. A. (3 August 1995). Immunogold-Silver Staining: Principles, Methods, and Applications. CRC Press. p. 30. ISBN   978-0-8493-2449-9 . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
5. Cornell University Medical Bulletin. 1928. p. 296. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
6. Fackler, John P.; Khan, M. Nazrul I.; King, Christopher; Staples, Richard J.; Winpenny, Richard E. P. (1 July 1991). "Decarboxylation of (triphenylphosphine)gold(I) carboxylates" . Organometallics . 10 (7): 2178–2183. doi:10.1021/om00053a021. ISSN   0276-7333 . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
7. Zhang, Min; Feng, Meng-Yao; Yan, Jia-Jun; Li, Hai-Yan; Young, David James; Li, Hong-Xi; Ren, Zhi-Gang (21 June 2021). "New Silver(I)-P4 Coordination Polymers Strongly Adsorb Congo Red to Yield Composites with Enhanced Photocurrent Responses" . European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry . 2021 (23): 2262–2265. doi:10.1002/ejic.202100228. S2CID   235558940 . Retrieved 23 January 2022.