Secondary names

cobalt salt of acetic acid; acetic acid, cobaltous salt, anhydre; cobalt acetate; Co(OAc)2

CAS number

71-48-7

6.0

	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$Co^{2+}$	Cobaltous cation	element	1	0.3333333333333333	1	constituent cation	main
	$(CH_3COO)^-$	Acetate ion	molecule	2	0.6666666666666666	1	constituent anion	main

Composition comments

alternative structural formula: [CH3]C(=O)O[Co]OC(=O)[CH3] (cf. Wikipedia)

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-CH_3$	1
	$R-C(=O)-O^-$	1

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\cdot Co^{2+} \cdot O^{-}-$	2
	$\geq C-H$	3
	$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$	1
	$>C=O$	1
	$\eqslantgtr C-O^-$	1

Class

normal salts (07)

Type

simple normal salts (07.01)

Phase type

crystalline

Pure color

red, violet

Links

• Wikipedia webpage