Thallium(I) hydroxide

Thallium(I) hydroxide
Names
IUPAC name
thallium(I) hydroxide
Other names
thallous hydroxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 234-708-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/H2O.Tl/h1H2;/q;+1/p-1 checkY
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  • InChI=1/H2O.Tl/h1H2;/q;+1/p-1
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  • [Tl+].[OH-]
Properties
TlOH
Molar mass 221.39 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow needles
Density 7.44 g/cm3
Melting point decomposes at 139°C
34.3 g/(100 g) at 18°C
Thermochemistry
88.0 J/(mol·K)
−238.9 kJ/mol
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Very toxic

Corrosive Dangerous for the environment

GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H300, H330, H373, H411
P260, P264, P270, P271, P273, P284, P301+P310, P304+P340, P310, P314, P320, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 4: Very short exposure could cause death or major residual injury. E.g. VX gasFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazard COR: Corrosive; strong acid or base. E.g. sulfuric acid, potassium hydroxide
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0
1
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thallium(I) hydroxide, also called thallous hydroxide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula TlOH. It is a hydroxide of thallium, with thallium in oxidation state +1. It is a thallium(I) salt of water. It consists of thallium(I) cations Tl+ and hydroxide anions OH−.

Synthesis

Thallium(I) hydroxide is obtained from the decomposition of thallium(I) ethoxide in water.

CH3CH2OTl + H2O → TlOH + CH3CH2OH

This can also be done by direct reaction of thallium with ethanol and oxygen gas.

4 Tl + 2 CH3CH2OH + O2 → 2 CH3CH2OTl + 2 TlOH

Another method is the reaction between thallium(I) sulfate and barium hydroxide.

Tl2SO4 + Ba(OH)2 → 2 TlOH + BaSO4

Properties

Thallium(I) hydroxide is a strong base; it dissociates to thallium(I) cations, Tl+, and hydroxide anions, OH−, except in strongly basic conditions. Tl+ cation resembles an alkali metal cation, such as Li+, Na+ or K+.

References

  1. ↑ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–89, 5–16. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
  2. ↑ "Thallium hydroxide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Brauer, Georg; Baudler, Marianne (1975). Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie, Band I. (3rd ed.). Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke. p. 883. ISBN 3-432-02328-6.