Chevreul's salt

Chevreul's salt (copper(I,II) sulfite dihydrate, Cu2SO3•CuSO3•2H2O or Cu3(SO3)2•2H2O), is a copper salt which was prepared for the first time by a French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul in 1812. Its unusual property is that it contains copper in both of its common oxidation states, making it a mixed-valence complex. It is insoluble in water and stable in air. What was known as Rogojski's salt is a mixture of Chevreul's salt and metallic copper.

Chevreul's salt
Names
IUPAC name
Copper(I, II) sulfite dihydrate
Other names
Chevreul's salt
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3Cu.2H2O3S.2H2O/c;;;2*1-4(2)3;;/h;;;2*(H2,1,2,3);2*1H2/q2*+1;+2;;;;/p-4
    Key: IJBZIISYIRGDFM-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • O.O.[O-]S(=O)[O-].[O-]S(=O)[O-].[Cu+].[Cu+].[Cu+2]
Properties
Cu3H4O8S2
Molar mass 386.78 g·mol−1
Appearance brick red powder
Density 3.57
Solubility aqueous ammonia
Thermal conductivity 0.1 kWcm−1K−1
Structure
monoclinic
P21/n
a = 5.5671 Å, b = 7.7875 Å, c = c = 8.3635 Å
α = 90°, β = 91.279o°, γ = 90°
362.5 Å3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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