Arsenic(III) oxide
SIGALD/311383 - ACS reagent (primary standard)
Synonym: Arsenic trioxide; Arsenous acid
CAS Number: 1327-53-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): As2O3
Molecular Weight: 197.84
EC Number: 215-481-4
MDL Number: MFCD00003433
Linear Formula: As2O3
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005% |
| S2-: passes test (lim. ~0.001%) | |
| assay | 99.95-100.05% |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤5 ppm |
| Pb: ≤0.002% | |
| Sb: ≤0.05% | |
| form | powder |
| grade | ACS reagent (primary standard) |
| ign. residue | ≤0.02% |
| InChI | 1S/As2O3/c3-1-5-2-4 |
| InChI key | IKWTVSLWAPBBKU-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: arsenic |
| SMILES string | O=[As]O[As]=O |
| solubility | dilute HCl: insoluble ≤0.01% |
| vapor pressure | 0 hPa ( 66 °C) |
| Application: | Arsenic (III) oxide is used • In the synthesis of arsenic pentafluoride (AsF5) by static fluorination method in a closed system. • In the preparation of arsenic-doped ZnO films by adding As2O3 to zinc acetate, 2-methoxyethanol, and monoethanolamine by sol-gel spin coating method. |
| General description: | Arsenic (III) oxide, also referred to as arsenic trioxide, is an amphoteric oxide that is used as a raw material to produce several arsenic-based compounds. |
| Packaging: | 125 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() ![]() GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H300 - H314 - H350 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | T+,N |
| Risk Statements | 45-28-34-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1561 6.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99.95-100.05% |
| UNSPSC | 12171602 |





