Cacodyl_oxide

Cacodyl oxide

Cacodyl oxide

Chemical compound

Cacodyl oxide is a chemical compound of the formula [(CH3)2As]2O. This organoarsenic compound is primarily of historical significance since it is sometimes considered to be the first organometallic compound synthesized in relatively pure form.[1][2]

Quick Facts Names, Identifiers ...

"Cadet's fuming liquid", which is composed of cacodyl and cacodyl oxide, was originally synthesized by heating potassium acetate with arsenic trioxide. It has a disagreeable odor and is toxic.

The molecular structure of [Ph2As]2O (Ph = phenyl), the tetraphenyl analogue of cacodyl oxide, has been established by X-ray crystallography.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Elschenbroich, C. (2006). Organometallics. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 9783527293902.
  2. [2]
    Seyferth, D. (2001). "Cadet's Fuming Arsenical Liquid and the Cacodyl Compounds of Bunsen". Organometallics. 20 (8): 1488–1498. doi:10.1021/om0101947.
  3. [3]
    Doerrer, Linda H.; Green, Jennifer C.; Green, Malcolm L. H.; Haiduc, Ionel; Jardine, Christian N.; Pascu, Sofia I.; Silaghi-Dumitrescu, Luminita; Watkin, David J. (2000). "Group 6 transition metal carbonyl complexes with chalcogen-bridged diarsenic(III) ligands". Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (19): 3347–3355. doi:10.1039/b005269h.
Stub icon

This article about an organic compound is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Cacodyl_oxide, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.