General Description
Brown powder. Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
A mixture of THALLIC OXIDE(1314-32-5) and antimony sulfide or sulfur explodes when ground in a mortar [Mellor 5:421 1946-47]. This material is decomposed by HCl with evolution of chlorine gas, and by H2SO4 with evolution of oxygen.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Chemical Properties
Thallium oxide is a solid, very dark brown and odourless chemical substance. Thallium oxide is stable under normal temperatures and pressures.
It is insoluble in water. Thallium oxide has been used to produce glasses with a high index of refraction.
Production Methods
Thallium oxide is produced either by the chlorine-induced
oxidation of thallous nitrate in an aqueous potassium hydroxide
solution, followed by thallium reaction with oxygen, or
from hydrogen peroxide and an alkaline thallium(I) solution
; or either form of thallous oxide oxidation. The
oxide is an intermediate that can be formed during annealing
or heating of semiconductors in air.
reaction suitability
reagent type: catalyst
core: thallium