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Cesium hydroxide monohydrate

≥99.5% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Cesium hydroxide hydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
HCsO · H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
167.93
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
244-344-1
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.5% trace metals basis
Form:
powder or crystals
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assay

≥99.5% trace metals basis

form

powder or crystals

impurities

≤5000.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

mp

272 °C (lit.)

density

3.68 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Cs+].[O-][H].[H]O[H]

InChI

1S/Cs.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

HUCVOHYBFXVBRW-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Cesium hydroxide is a strong base that can be used in organic synthesis, as a catalyst, and as an intermediate in the production of cesium compounds.

Application

Cesium hydroxide monohydrate can be used:

  • As a catalyst to prepare unsymmetrical Bis-allyl ethers via dimerization of Baylis-Hillman adducts.
  • As a dopant to fabricate vanadium oxide thin films as a hole extraction layer for perovskite solar cells.
  • As an initiator for ring opening polymerization of monosubstituted oxiranes.
  • As a promoter to synthesize secondary amines via chemoselective N-alkylation.

Features and Benefits

  • As a strong base ≥99.5% CsOH serves as an effective catalyst in organic reactions, enhancing reaction rates and selectivity without the risk of impurities affecting the outcomes.
  • ≥99.5% CsOH is used in the synthesis of various cesium compounds, ensuring that contaminants do not interfere with chemical reactions, leading to higher yields and purity of the final products.


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Regulatory Information

非剧毒-急性毒性1

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Articles

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are semiconducting crystals of only a few nanometers (ca. 2–12 nm) coated with ligand/surfactant molecules to help prevent agglomeration.


Cesium Hydroxide Promoted Chemoselective N-Alkylation for the Generally Efficient Synthesis of Secondary Amines
Ralph N. Salvatore, et al.
Organic Letters, 1, 1893-1896 (1999)
Application of cesium hydroxide monohydrate for ring opening polymerization of monosubstituted oxiranes: characterization of synthesized polyether-diols
Zbigniew Grobelny, et al.
Polymer Bull., 78, 7301-7312 (2021)
Cesium-Doped Vanadium Oxide as the Hole Extraction Layer for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
Xiang Yao, et al.
ACS Omega, 3, 1117-1125 (2018)



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562505-1KG04061826714775
562505-5KG04061833606919