Silver perchlorate

White solid

Fixed

2.81 g · cm -3

486 ° C ( decomposition)

Risk

0.01 mg · m-3

-31.1 KJ / mol

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Silver perchlorate is a white monovalent silver salt of perchloric acid with the molecular formula AgClO4. In trade, the compound as a monohydrate with the molecular formula AgClO4 · H2O.

Production and representation

Silver perchlorate can be obtained by the reaction of silver (I ) oxide and perchloric acid.

Properties

Silver perchlorate is a very hygroscopic, colorless, slightly light- sensitive solid. Silver perchlorate is oxidizing and forms with reducing agents, such as metals, sulfur, sugar and hydrazines explosive and high explosive mixtures.

It is readily soluble both in water and in organic solvents such as benzene, toluene and nitromethane.

Use

Silver perchlorate is used among other things as co-initiator in the cationic graft copolymerization.