Barium hydroxide octahydrate
SIGALD/217573 - ACS reagent, ≥98%
CAS Number: 12230-71-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H2BaO2 · 8H2O
Molecular Weight: 315.46
EC Number: 241-234-5
MDL Number: MFCD00149152
Linear Formula: Ba(OH)2 · 8H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001% |
| S2-: ≤0.001% | |
| assay | ≥98% |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤0.05% |
| Fe: ≤0.001% | |
| heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP) | |
| K: ≤0.01% | |
| Na: ≤0.01% | |
| Sr: ≤0.8% | |
| form | powder, crystals or chunks |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| greener alternative category | Enabling ![]() |
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| impurities | ≤0.01% insol. dil. HCl |
| ≤2.0% barium carbonate | |
| InChI | 1S/Ba.10H2O/h;10*1H2/q+2; |
| InChI key | ZUDYPQRUOYEARG-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 78 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 12.5 (20 °C, 50 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O[Ba]O |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| Application: | Catalyzes the β-elimination of phosphoserine residues. |
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| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() ![]() GHS05,GHS07,GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger-Danger |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H314 - H332 - H302 + H332 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P280 - P260 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P310 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 20/21-34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3262 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98% |
| mp | 78 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |



