Copper octanoate
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| Surname | Copper octanoate | |||||||||
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| Molecular formula | C 16 H 30 CuO 4 | |||||||||
| Brief description |
blue solid |
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| Molar mass | 349.953 g mol −1 | |||||||||
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firmly |
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264-266 ° C |
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| As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . | ||||||||||
Copper octanoate is a chemical compound of copper from the group of caprylic acid derivatives .
properties
Copper octanoate is a blue solid that rapidly hydrolyzes to Cu 2+ and octanoate in water .
use
Copper octanoate is used as a fungicide (e.g. as a wood preservative and for ornamental trees). The compound was approved in the USA in 1997.
In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, pesticide products with this active ingredient (e.g. Cueva) are currently approved.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d C.R. Ganellin, David J. Triggle: Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents . CRC Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4 , pp. 1466 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ a b c d BVL: PSM approval report , accessed on December 16, 2014
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ↑ M. Humar, F. Pohleven, M. Šentjurc, M. Veber, P. Razpotnik, R. Pogni, M. Petrič: Performance of Waterborne Cu (II) Octanoate / Ethanolamine Wood Preservatives . In: wood research . tape 57 , no. 2 , January 27, 2003, doi : 10.1515 / HF.2003.020 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Nufarm: Cueva safety data sheet ( memo of December 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 16, 2014
- ^ Stanley A. Greene: Sittig's Handbook of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals . William Andrew, 2013, ISBN 978-0-8155-1903-4 , pp. 242 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ US EPA - Pesticides - Fact Sheet Copper Octanoate , accessed December 16, 2014.
- ↑ General Directorate Health and Food Safety of the European Commission: Entry on Copper compounds in the EU pesticide database; Entry in the national registers of plant protection products in Switzerland , Austria and Germany ; accessed on February 14, 2016.