Related Compounds
Heating a mixture of anhydrous copper(II) acetate and copper metal affords cuprous acetate:
- 2 Cu + Cu2(OAc)4 → 4 CuOAc
The hydrate form can be dehydrated by heating at 100 °C in a vacuum. Unlike the copper(II) derivative, copper(I) acetate is colourless and diamagnetic.
Basic copper acetate is prepared by neutralizing an aqueous solution of copper(II) acetate. The basic acetate is poorly soluble. This material is a component of verdigris, the blue-green substance that forms on copper during long exposures to atmosphere.
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