Salts of other acids

Among acids capable of forming explosive salts are included those with distinct marked oxidizing properties, e.g. chromic acid, permanganic acid. 

Ammonium bichromate, (NH4)2Cr207, begins to undergo decomposition at a temperature over 100°C, and explodes at 240°C. Its explosive decomposition proceeds in accordance with the equation  

Initiated with a picric acid detonator, bichromate detonates with difficulty, and within a small space only. It does not take fire from a flame. 

Noteworthy properties were discovered in ammonium trichromate (NH4)3Cr3O10, produced while crystallizing ammonium bichromate from nitric acid, d = 1.39 (Siewert [47]). At 190°C the compound undergoes explosive decomposition, evolving nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide. 

The kinetics of the ammonium chromate, bichromate and trichromate decomposition were investigated by Fischbeck and Spingler [48] who measured the increase of pressure with time in an evacuated vessel. The activation energy is 40.0, 49.0 and 34.0 kcal/mole, respectively. 

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The high sodium ion concentration results in facile crystallisation of the sodium salt. This process of salting out with common salt may be used for recrystallisation, but sodium benzenesulphonate (and salts of other acids of comparable molecular weight) is so very soluble in water that the solution must be almost saturated with sodium chloride and consequently the product is likely to be contaminated with it. In such a case a pure product may be obtained by crystallisation from, or Soxhlet extraction with, absolute alcohol the sul-phonate is slightly soluble but the inorganic salts are almost insoluble. Very small amounts of sulphones are formed as by-products, but since these are insoluble in water, they separate when the reaction mixture is poured into water ... 

The high sodium ion concentration results in crystallisation of the sodium salt. This process of salting out with common salt may be used for recrystallisation, but, for example, sodium benzenesulphonate (and salts of other acids of comparable molecular weight) is so very soluble in water that the solution... 

Because of the strength of H2S04, salts of other acids may undergo solvolysis, for example ... 

Silver salts of other acids have been employed in the Prevost reaction, as summarized by Wilson. As a means of preparing frani-glycols, the method seems to us less convenient and more costly than reaction with performic acid and hydrolysis. The presence of free iodine may lead to complications. A methoxybenzene with an olefinic side chain gave a glycol having an iodine substituent para to the methoxyl group. ... 

These terms are also used to name salts of ortho-phosphoric acid (H3P04) in which one, two, or three of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by metal or radicals NaH2P04 is primary sodium phosphate, Na2HPC)4is secondary sodium phosphate. The same system of names is used for salts of other acids containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms. 

Two forms of glucosamine hydrochloride have been described, one the common a-D-isomer with [ ]d+100°+72.5 , and the other the iS-D-isomer with [a]n +25.0° +72.6°, in water (285). Salts of other acids... 

Benzil (and other a-diketones Ar—CO—CO—Ar) upon refluxing with aqueous-alcoholic potassium hydroxide undergo the beozilic acid rearrangement. Thus benzil is converted into a salt of benzilic acid ... 

The production of both an alcohol and the sodium salt of an acid might easily be confused with the hydrolysis products of an ester (in the above instance benzyl benzoate). Such an error would soon be discovered (e.g., by reference to the b.p. and other physical properties), but it would lead to an unnecessary expenditure of time and energy. The above example, however, emphasises the importance of conducting the class reactions of neutral oxygen-containing compounds in the proper order, viz., (1) aldehydes and ketones, (2) esters and anhydrides, (3) alcohols, and (4) ethers. 

The formation of micelles and their properties are responsible for the cleansing action of soaps Water that contains sodium stearate removes grease by enclosing it m the hydrocarbon like interior of the micelles The grease is washed away with the water not because it dissolves m the water but because it dissolves m the micelles that are dis persed m the water Sodium stearate is an example of a soap sodium and potassium salts of other C12-C1S unbranched carboxylic acids possess similar properties... 

Reaction with ammonia and amines (Section 20 14) Acid an hydrides react with ammonia and amines to form amides Two molar equivalents of amine are required In the example shown only one acyl group of acetic anhydride becomes incor porated into the amide the other becomes the acyl group of the amine salt of acetic acid... 

Critical micelle concentration (Section 19 5) Concentration above which substances such as salts of fatty acids aggre gate to form micelles in aqueous solution Crown ether (Section 16 4) A cyclic polyether that via lon-dipole attractive forces forms stable complexes with metal 10ns Such complexes along with their accompany mg anion are soluble in nonpolar solvents C terminus (Section 27 7) The amino acid at the end of a pep tide or protein chain that has its carboxyl group intact—that IS in which the carboxyl group is not part of a peptide bond Cumulated diene (Section 10 5) Diene of the type C=C=C in which a single carbon atom participates in double bonds with two others... 

Superabsorbents. Water-sweUable polymers are used extensively in consumer articles and for industrial appUcations. Most of these polymers are cross-linked acryUc copolymers of metal salts of acryUc acid and acrylamide or other monomers such as 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid. These hydrogel forming systems can have high gel strength as measured by the shear modulus (134). Sometimes inorganic water-insoluble powder is blended with the polymer to increase gel strength (135). Patents describe processes for making cross-linked polyurethane foams which contain superabsorbent polymers (136,137). 

A number of salts of the monofluoro- and hexafluorophosphoric acids are known and some are commercially important. The salts of difluorophosphoric acid are typically less stable toward hydrolysis and are less well characterized. Sodium monofluorophosphate [7631-97-2] the most widely used dentifrice additive for the reduction of tooth decay, is best known (see Dentifrices). Several hexafluorophosphates can be prepared by neutralization of the appropriate base using hexafluorophosphoric acid. The monofluorophosphates are usually prepared by other methods (57) because neutralization of the acid usually results in extensive hydrolysis. 

The metallic salts of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid can be prepared by reaction of the acid with the corresponding hydroxide or carbonate or by reaction of sulfonyl fluoride with the corresponding hydroxide. The salts are hydroscopic but can be dehydrated at 100°C under vacuum. The sodium salt has a melting point of 248°C and decomposes at 425°C. The lithium salt of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid [33454-82-9] CF SO Li, commonly called lithium triflate, is used as a battery electrolyte in primary lithium batteries because solutions of it exhibit high electrical conductivity, and because of the compound s low toxicity and excellent chemical stabiUty. It melts at 423°C and decomposes at 430°C. It is quite soluble in polar organic solvents and water. Table 2 shows the electrical conductivities of lithium triflate in comparison with other lithium electrolytes which are much more toxic (24). 

Other Additives. To provide and maintain the clarity of clear shampoos, the use of either ethyl or isopropyl alcohol maybe employed. Perfumes are added to make shampoos more pleasing in terms of odor, while dyes are incorporated to give visual aesthetics to the products. Salts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are found to sequester and prevent formation of insoluble alkaline-earth metal salts. 

Commercially, polymeric MDI is trimerized duting the manufacture of rigid foam to provide improved thermal stabiUty and flammabiUty performance. Numerous catalysts are known to promote the reaction. Tertiary amines and alkaU salts of carboxyUc acids are among the most effective. The common step ia all catalyzed trimerizations is the activatioa of the C=N double boad of the isocyanate group. The example (18) highlights the alkoxide assisted formation of the cycHc dimer and the importance of the subsequent iatermediates. Similar oligomerization steps have beea described previously for other catalysts (61). 

Other simple nickel salts of organic acids include the oxalate [20543-06-0] oleate [68538-38-5], and stearate [2223-95-2]. The latter two have been used as oil-soluble nickel forms in the dyeing of synthetic polyolefin fibers (see Driers and metallic soaps). Nickel oxalate has been used as a catalyst intermediate (59). 

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