Title: Tetraphenylarsonium Chloride
CAS Registry Number: 507-28-8
Molecular Formula: C24H20AsCl
Molecular Weight: 418.79
Percent Composition: C 68.83%, H 4.81%, As 17.89%, Cl 8.47%
Line Formula: (C6H5)4AsCl
Literature References: Willard, Smith, Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 11, 186 (1939).
Derivative Type: Dihydrate
Properties: Crystals. Poisonous! Loses all its water at 100°. mp 258-260°. Freely sol in water; sol in alcohol or methanol, sparingly in acetone.
Melting point: mp 258-260°
Use: As a reagent for Cd, Hg, Zn, perchlorate, periodate, and other ions.