Re: What is ammonium zincate

From: Qi Wang (wang_iq_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:38:57 +0800

Thank you for the precise information!

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>
> Apparently the author is referring to a solution of zinc hydroxide
> dissolved in excess ammonia as ammonium zincate; or more practically
> add enough ammonia just to precipitate Zn(OH)2 from any soluble zinz
> salt; separate and dissolve in excess conc. ammonia solution. The name
> is misleading though, since the hydroxide dissolves in ammonia forming
> a compound similiar to copper-ammonia complex of type [Zn(NH3)n](2+)
> not becasue of zincate ions.
>
>
> "Organic Systhesis" also refers to ammonium zincate to "A solution of
> 20 g (0.15 mol) of zinc chloride (ZnCl2) in a mixture of 500 mL of
> concentrated aqueous ammonium hydroxide"
>



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