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Perchloric acid

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., 70.0-72.0%

Synonym(s):

PCA

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Linear Formula:
HClO4
CAS Number:
7601-90-3
Molecular Weight:
100.46
MDL number:
MFCD00011325
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329753578

grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

assay

70.0-72.0%

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.00005% free chlorine (Cl)
≤0.0001% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.001% total nitrogen (N)

ign. residue

≤0.003% (as SO4)

density

1.670 g/cm3

anion traces

chlorate (ClO3-): ≤10 mg/kg
chloride (Cl-): ≤3 mg/kg
phosphate, silicate (as SiO2): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

Ag: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Al: ≤0.05 mg/kg
As: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Be: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Fe: ≤1 mg/kg
Ge: ≤0.05 mg/kg
K: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Ti: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Tl: ≤0.05 mg/kg
V: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zr: ≤0.1 mg/kg

SMILES string

OCl(=O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/ClHO4/c2-1(3,4)5/h(H,2,3,4,5)

InChI key

VLTRZXGMWDSKGL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Perchloric acid (HClO4) is a strong mineral acid. It has powerful oxidizing and dehydrating properties when it is hot and concentrated. It is commercially available in a concentration of 70% (by weight) in water. Aqueous solution of HClO4 is regarded as a super acid (stronger than sulfuric and nitric acids), but it is not necessarily a powerful oxidizer.

Application

Perchloric acid can be used:      
  • In the synthesis of graphite oxide via electrochemical oxidation of natural graphite.      
  • As a reaction medium in oxidations reactions.     
  • As a dopant in the preparation of perchloric acid-functionalized polyaniline (HClO4/PANI) catalyst for the synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles by condensation reaction between o-aminothiophenol with aldehydes.

It can also be used in the following:      
  • Silica-supported perchloric acid (HClO4-SiO2) is used as a catalyst to synthesize amidoalkyl naphthols by the condensation reaction of 2-naphthol, aromatic aldehydes, and acetonitrile.      
  • HClO4-SiO2 is used in the Friedlander quinoline synthesis by the condensation reaction of 2-aminoaryl ketones and carbonyl compounds.      
  • Alumina-supported perchloric acid (Al2O3-HClO4) is used as a catalyst in the synthesis of α-(α-amidobenzyl)-β-naphthols.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Ox. Liq. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT RE 2

target_organs

Thyroid

Storage Class

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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We evaluated a strategy for achieving complete reduction of perchlorate (ClO(4)(-)) in the presence of much higher concentrations of sulfate (SO(4)(2-)) and nitrate (NO(3)(-)) in a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). Full ClO(4)(-) reduction was achieved by using a two-stage
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Perchlorate and chlorate anions [(per)chlorate] exist in the environment from natural and anthropogenic sources, where they can serve as electron acceptors for bacteria. We performed growth experiments combined with genomic and proteomic analyses of the hyperthermophile Archaeoglobus fulgidus that show
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