Cesium carbonate
ALDRICH/441902 - ReagentPlus®, 99%
Synonym: Carbonic acid dicesium
CAS Number: 534-17-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CCs2O3
Molecular Weight: 325.82
EC Number: 208-591-9
MDL Number: MFCD00010957
Linear Formula: Cs2CO3
Product Type: Chemical
assay | 99% |
form | powder and chunks |
InChI | 1S/CH2O3.2Cs/c2-1(3)4;;/h |
InChI key | FJDQFPXHSGXQBY-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | 610 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
product line | ReagentPlus® |
Quality Level | 200 |
SMILES string | [Cs+].[Cs+].[O-]C([O-])=O |
Application: | Cesium carbonate can be used as a base in C-C and C-N cross-coupling reactions such as Suzuki−Miyaura, Heck, and Buchwald-Hartwig amination reactions. It is also used as a base in alkylation reactions. |
Application: | Promotes the efficient O-alkylation of alcohols to form mixed alkyl carbonates. |
General description: | Cesium carbonate is a powerful inorganic base widely used in organic synthesis. It is a potential chemoselective catalyst for the reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols. It is employed as base for the Heck coupling reaction of 4-trifluoromethyl-1-chlor |
Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
Packaging: | 5, 50, 100, 250, 500 g in poly bottle |
Symbol | GHS05,GHS08 |
Signal word | Danger |
Hazard statements | H318 - H361f - H373 |
Precautionary statements | P201 - P202 - P260 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313 |
Hazard Codes | Xi |
Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
Safety Statements | 26 |
RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
Purity | 99% |
mp | 610 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
UNSPSC | 12352301 |