Butter of Antimony

In the days of alchemy and the phlogiston theory, no system of nomenclature that would be considered logical ia the 1990s was possible. Names were not based on composition, but on historical association, eg, Glauber s salt for sodium sulfate decahydrate and Epsom salt for magnesium sulfate physical characteristics, eg, spirit of wiae for ethanol, oil of vitriol for sulfuric acid, butter of antimony for antimony trichloride, Hver of sulfur for potassium sulfide, and cream of tartar for potassium hydrogen tartrate or physiological behavior, eg, caustic soda for sodium hydroxide. Some of these common or trivial names persist, especially ia the nonchemical Hterature. Such names were a necessity at the time they were iatroduced because the concept of molecular stmcture had not been developed, and even elemental composition was incomplete or iadeterminate for many substances. 

Chemical Designations - Synonyms Antimony Butter Antimony (iii) Chloride Butter of Antimony Chemical Formula SbClj. 

Spiessglanz-asche, /. antimony ash. -bleierz, n. bournonite. -blende, /, antimony blende, kermesite. -blumen, /.pi. flowers of antimony. -butter, /. butter of antimony (old name for antimony trichloride), -erz, n. antimony ore (graues, stibnite schwarzes, bournonite weisses, valentinite), - las, n. glass of antimony. 

Antimony chloride Sb + 3CP —> SbCl. This compound is sometimes called butter of antimony. ... 

The writings of Sylvius were first published between 1659 and 1674, all on medical subjects primarily, unless we except his brief treatise on Chemical Medicines,10 which is practically confined to the various medicinal compounds of antimony— flowers, liver, regulus, glass, antimony diaphoreticum, butter of antimony, the latter made by distilling crude antimony (that is sulphide) with mercury sublimate (that is mercuric chloride). These compounds were, however, all known by 1600 and well summarized in pseudo-Basilius s (Tholden s) Currus Tri-umphalis Antimonii. 

The last salt we ll mention in this category is antimony trichloride, also called Butter of Antimony. Properly, this belongs to the Mineral works so we will only mention its use at this point. The preparation and use of this salt is much more difficult and dangerous than any of the salts previously discussed. When it is prepared, it has the color and texture of butter, hence the name. However, it is toxic and very corrosive so it requires some skill and practice to work with safely. 

The Butter of Antimony has a ravenous appetite for the moisture in the air and will deliquesce even on a hot sunny day. The water distilled from it is said to carry a truly Universal Fire which can be set to operate in any of the three kingdoms. 

ANTIMONIO (TRICLORURO di) ANTIMONOUS CHLORIDE ANTIMONOUS CHLORIDE (DOT) ANTIMONTRICHLORID ANTIMONY BUTTER ANTIMONY CHLORIDE ANTIMONY CHLORIDE (DOT) O ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE, Uquid (DO"P ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE, solid (DOT) ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE, solution (DOT) ANTIMO-ONTRICHL-ORIDE BUTTER of ANTIMONY CHLORID ANTIMONITY CHLORURE ANTIMONIEUX C.I. 77056 STIBINE, TRICHLORO- TRICHLOROSTIBINE TRICHLORURE d ANTIMOINE... 

IDE ANTIMONY PENTACHLORIDE (DOT) ANTIMONY PERCHLORIDE ANTIMOONPENTA-CHLORIDE (DUTCH) BUTTER of ANTIMONY PENTACHLOROANTIMONY PENTACHLORURE d ANTIMOINE (FRENCH) PERCHLORURE d ANTIMOINE (FRENCH)... 

BUTOXYPHENYL see BSF750 BUTOZ see BRF500 BUTTER of ANTIMONY see AQC500 BUTTER of ANTIMONY see AQDOOO BUTTERCUP YELLOW see PLW500 BUTTERCUP -YELLOW see ZFJlOO BUTTERCUP -YELLOW see CMK500... 

A chemical name should not be a phrase. In the early days of chemistry prior to the general acceptance of atomic and subsequent theories, many substances were characterized by clumsy and inconvenient expressions derived from various associations. Examples of these would include "oil of vitriol, "butter of antimony, "cream of tartar, "flowers of zinc, "liver of sulfur, "milk of lime, "sugar of lead, "spirits of nitre, etc. Very possibly de Morveau anticipated the probability that the substances designated by such names would occasionally, by careless classification, become indexed under "oil "butter, "cream, "flowers, "liver, "milk, and "sugar, and thus be withdrawn from the chemist to the kitchen. Despite his warning, however, chemical names were frequently rendered as phrases for the next one hundred years and such forms as "acetate of sodium, "peroxide of hydrogen, and "permanganate of potash have only recently disappeared from texts and books of reference. 

The protoxide of antimony fused in the gas rapidly decomposed it the butter of antimony and the infusible peroxide were formed there was no change of the volume of the gas, and the residual gas was carbonic oxide. 

Antimony Trichloride Antimony Butter Antimony (lii) Chloride Butter Of Antimony ... 

Antimony chloride 4131 SbCl3 Antlmonloue chloride butter of antimony caustic antimony chloride of antimony sesqulclorlde of antimony terchlortde of antimony trichloride of antimony. 

Butter of Antimony. The liquid chloride of antimony commercially l own by this name, is usn y made by dissolving crude or roasted black antimony in muriatic acid with tho addition of a little nitric acid. It usually contains pemitrate of iron. 

Antimonyf Chloride Called also Butter of Antimony and Sesquichloride of Antimony. Made by distilling the residue of the solution of anlphuret of antimony in strong hydrochloric acid, or by distilling a mixture of oorrosive sublimaie and antimony. It is highly ooiTOsive. In medicine, used as a caustic. 

BUTTER of ANTIMONY (7647-18-9) Decomposes on contact with acids, water or other forms of moisture, producing fumes of hydrogen chloride and antimony pentoxide. Violent reaction with alkalis, ammonia. Decomposes in heat above 171°F/77 C, forming chlorine and antimony trichloride. Attacks many metals in the presence of moisture, forming explosive hydrogen gas. Reacts with air, forming heavier-than-air corrosive vapors. 

BUTTER of ANTIMONY (10025-91-9) Contact with moist air forms corrosive hydrogen chloride fumes. Contact with water, steam forms hydrochloric acid and toxic antimony oxychloride. Violent reaction with ammonia, strong bases, alkali metals, finely divided aluminum potassium, sodium. Attacks metals, forming explosive hydrogen gas in the presence of moisture,... 

Antimony Trichloride Solution, Antimony chloride solution liquid butter of antimony. Contains 36-38% SbClj and 10-12% free HQ. 

Chlorids of Antimony.— Antimony trichlorid—Protochlortd or butter of antimony—SbCla—226.5—is obtained by passing dry Cl over an excess of Sb. S> by dissolving SbjSa in HCl or by distilling mixtures, either of SbjS and mercuric chlorid, or of Sb and mercuric chlorid, or of antimonyl pyrosulfate and sodium, chlorid. 

Basil Valentine was well acquainted with the starred surface of pure metallic antimony, and remarked that the starred and the unstarred antimony had exactly the same composition, and that the starred one was due to the use of iron in its preparation while, in opposition to this idea, other chemists of the period traced the cause of the starred one to the favourable conjunction of stars. He also knew that antimony did not possess the full character of a metal, and for this reason he called it lead of antimony. Furthermore, he noticed that spiessglas contained sulphur, and he was acquainted with sulphur aura turn (a mixture of SbjSj and 8 285). He gave distinct recipes for the preparation of antimony trichloride (butter of antimony), powder of algaroth (basic chloride of antimony), antimony trioxide, potas.sic antimoniate. In his time antimony was used for the preparation of printers type, mirrors, and bells, and was also used as medicine. 

In Sanderson s process, a solution of butter of antimony, in a very concentrated solution of sodium, potassium, or aniiuonium, acidified with hydrochloric acid, is used as an electrolyte, in which are suspended antimony anode plates containing gold. When a current is passed, the antimony is deposited on the cathode and the gold particles fall to the bottom of the vat. This process is too costly moreover, a chloride solution can never afford a good deposit. 

Is readily obtained by dissol ving 1 part of sulphuret of antimony in 5 parts of hydrochloric acid (see above), and distilling the solution, until the volatile part becomes semisolid on cooling the receiver is then changed, and what passes over afterwards is pure anhydrous chloride of antimony. It is a soft deliquescent solid, formerly called butter of antimony. When mixed with water, it is decomposed as mentioned above,... 

Synonyms.—Solution of Antimonous Chloride Solution of Terchloride of Antimony Butter of Antimony. 

Synonyms Antimonic chloride Antimony (V) chloride Antimony perchloride Butter of antimony Pentachloroantimony Empirical CIsSb Formula SbCIs... 

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