Description
Cupric Acetate is a blue-green, crystalline (sand-like) solidwith a slight Acetic Acid (vinegar) odor. It is used as an insecticide, in the preparation of other chemicals, as a fungicide, and mildew preventive.
Uses
Used in biochemical applications such as DNA extraction.
Used as a catalyst or oxidizing agent in organic syntheses.
Used to couple two terminal alkynes to make a 1,3-diyne.
Used in pigments, manufacture of paris green, textile dyeing, skin conditioner in cosmetics, antioxidant and stabilizer in food grade polymers.
Synthesis
Cupric Acetate is prepared by crystallization from solution obtained by mixing acetic acid, alkaline metal acetates or ammonium with copper-containing spent solution used in etching printing boards.
