Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate
SIGALD/237124 - ACS reagent, 99%
CAS Number: 13477-34-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CaN2O6 · 4H2O
Molecular Weight: 236.15
EC Number: 233-332-1
MDL Number: MFCD00149604
Linear Formula: Ca(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005% |
| nitrite (NO2-): ≤0.001% | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002% | |
| assay | 99% |
| 99.0-103.0% (ACS specification) | |
| cation traces | Ba: ≤0.005% |
| Fe: ≤5 ppm | |
| heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES) | |
| K: ≤0.005% | |
| Mg: ≤0.05% | |
| Na: ≤0.01% | |
| Sr: ≤0.05% | |
| density | 1.86 g/mL at 25 °C |
| form | flakes |
| powder, crystals or granules | |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| InChI | 1S/Ca.2NO3.4H2O/c;2*2-1(3 |
| InChI key | ICSSIKVYVJQJND-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 44 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| pH | 5.0-7.0 (25 °C, 5%) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | O.O.O.O.[Ca++].[O-][N+]([ |
| Application: | Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate is used: As a calcium precursor in the synthesis of nano-hydroxyapatite (HA) particles by sol-gel precipitation method along with potassium precursor potassium dihydrogen phosphate. As a precursor along with diammonium hydrogen phosphate in the synthesis of nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAP) by a wet chemical technique. In the fabrication of 58S bioactive glass with the composition consisting of ternary system SiO2 (58 wt%) - CaO (33 wt%) - P2O5 (9wt%). |
| General description: | Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate is an inorganic compound and can be used in cooling baths and wastewater management. |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H318 |
| Precautionary statements | P280 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-41 |
| Safety Statements | 26-39 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99%; 99.0-103.0% (ACS specification) |
| mp | 44 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Density | 1.86 g/mL at 25 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |



