Cobalt (III) sulfide

Crystal structure
__ Co 3+      __ O 2−
General
Surname	Cobalt (III) sulfide
other names	Cobalt sulfide Cobalt sesquisulfide Cobalt (III) sulfide Cobalt sulfide Cobalt sesquisulfide Dicobalt trisulfide
Ratio formula	Co 2 S 3
Brief description	gray to black solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 1332-71-4 Wikidata Q1104480
properties
Molar mass	214.06 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	4.8 g cm −3
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Cobalt (III) sulfide is a chemical compound of cobalt from the group of sulfides .

Extraction and presentation

Cobalt (III) sulfide can be produced by reacting cobalt or cobalt (II) chloride with potassium carbonate and sulfur .

properties

Cobalt (III) sulfide is a gray to black solid. It has a crystal structure of the spinel type with the space group Fd 3 m (space group no. 227) (a = 9.44  Å ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dicobalt trisulphide (web elements)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Entry on cobalt (III) sulphide in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on February 28, 2017(JavaScript required) .
3. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
4. ↑ ^{a b} M. J. Buerger and Dean W. Robinson: The Crystal Structure and Twinning of Co ₂ S ₃ ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.