Silver acetate
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IUPAC name
Silver(I) acetate
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Systematic IUPAC name
Silver(I) ethanoate | |
Other names
Acetic acid, silver(I) salt
Silver ethanoate Argentous acetate Argentous ethanoate | |
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100.008.414 |
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AgC2H3O2 | |
Molar mass | 166.912 g/mol |
Appearance | white to slightly grayish powder slightly acidic odor |
Density | 3.26 g/cm3, solid |
Melting point | 220 °C (428 °F; 493 K) (decomposes) |
1.02 g/100 mL(20 °C) | |
Solubility product (Ksp)
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1.94×10−3[1] |
−60.4·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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H315, H319, H335, H400 | |
P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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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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Silver acetate is a
Synthesis and structure
Silver acetate can be synthesized by the reaction of acetic acid and silver carbonate.[3]
- 2 CH3CO2H + Ag2CO3 → 2 AgO2CCH3 + H2O + CO2
Solid silver acetate precipitates upon concentration of solutions of silver nitrate and sodium acetate.
The structure of silver acetate consists of 8-membered Ag2O4C2 rings formed by a pair of acetate ligands bridging a pair of silver centres.[4]
Reactions
Silver acetate finds use in certain transformations in organic synthesis.[5]
Sulfenamide synthesis
Silver acetate is used to prepare
- R2NH + AgOAc + (RS)2 → R2NSR + AgSR + HOAc
Hydrogenation
A solution of silver acetate in pyridine absorbs hydrogen, producing metallic silver:[6]
- 2 CH3CO2Ag + H2 → 2 Ag + 2 CH3CO2H
Direct ortho-arylation
Silver acetate is a reagent for direct ortho-arylation (to install two adjacent substituents on an aromatic ring) of benzylamines and N-methylbenzylamines. The reaction is palladium-catalyzed and requires a slight excess of silver acetate.[7] This reaction is shorter than previous ortho-arylation methods.
Oxidative dehalogenation
Silver acetate can be used to convert certain
Woodward cis-hydroxylation
Silver acetate in combination with iodine forms the basis of the Woodward cis-hydroxylation. This reaction selectively converts an alkene into a cis-diol.[8]
Uses
In the health field, silver acetate-containing products have been used in gum, spray, and lozenges to deter smokers from smoking. The silver in these products, when mixed with smoke, creates an unpleasant metallic taste, thus deterring them from smoking. Lozenges containing 2.5 mg of silver acetate showed "modest efficacy" on 500 adult smokers tested over a three-month period. However, over a period of 12 months, prevention failed. In 1974, silver acetate was first introduced in Europe as an over-the-counter smoking-deterrent lozenge (Repaton) and then three years later as a chewing gum (Tabmint).[9]
Silver acetate is also a well known precursor used in printed electronics. Particularly, complexes of silver acetate have been reported to form particle free "reactive inks" that form traces that approach bulk silver conductivity (within one order of magnitude).[10]
Safety
The LD50 of silver acetate in mice is 36.7 mg/kg. Low doses of silver acetate in mice produced hyper-excitability, ataxia, central nervous system depression, labored breathing, and even death.[11] The U.S. FDA recommends that silver acetate intake be limited to 756 mg over a short period of time; excessive intake may cause argyria.[9][12]
References
- ISBN 978-1138561632.
- ^ "Silver acetate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- S2CID 96769867.
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- ^ ISBN 978-0471936237.
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- PMID 17078680.
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- ^ PMID 8888321.
- ^ "Reactive Silver Inks for High-Performance Printed Electronics". Sigma-Aldrich. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- PMID 6628259.
- S2CID 1411297.
Further reading
- F. H. MacDougall & S. Peterson (1947). "Equilibria in Silver Acetate Solutions". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 51 (6): 1346–1361. PMID 20269041.