Application
Copper(II) acetate monohydrate, characterized by its dark green small crystals and acetic acid odor, serves a myriad of purposes across different industries and scientific fields. It is prominently used in biochemical applications, notably in DNA extraction, and stands as an essential catalyst in numerous organic syntheses. This compound facilitates the activation of alcohols as greener alkylating reagents and enables copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of amines to imines, even under neat conditions with low catalyst loading. Furthermore, it is employed in textile dyeing, serves as a fungicide, and acts as a pigment for ceramics, including the manufacturing of Paris Green. The compound's solubility attributes allow for its use in preparing Fehling's reagent and forming oxide nanoparticles via sonochemical methods. It can be synthesized from acetic acid and copper (II) compounds or produced commercially by exposing copper metal to air with refluxing acetic acid. Its catalytic prowess extends to promoting Ullmann-type C-O and C-N couplings involving arylboronic acids with phenols and amines, indicating its versatility in organic transformations and purification processes.