Description
DryPowder; OtherSolid; WetSolid
IUPAC Name
sulfanylidenecopper
Molecular Weight
95.61g/mol
Molecular Formula
CuS;CuS
InChI
InChI=1S/Cu.S
InChI Key
BWFPGXWASODCHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Density
4.76
Solubility
0.000033 G/100 CC WATER @ 18 °C.;Insoluble in water, ethanol, dilute acids and alkaline solutions;Virtually insoluble in water, but soluble in alkali cyanides and in aqueous ammonia solution with complex ion formation
Color Form
Black powder or lumps;Black hexagonal crystals
Complexity
2
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Decomposition
Melting point= 220 °C (decomp)
EC Number
215-271-2
Exact Mass
94.901668g/mol
Formal Charge
0
H-Bond Acceptor
1
H-Bond Donor
0
Heavy Atom Count
2
MeSH Entry Terms
covellite;cpd with unspecified MF of cupric sulfide;cupric sulfide;CuS
Monoisotopic Mass
94.901668g/mol
Other Experimental
TRANSITION POINT @ 103 °C.;Stable in air when dry oxidized to copper sulfate by moist air;Decomposes at 220 °C; decomposed by hot nitric acid; it is stable in dry air, but is slowly oxidized to copper(II) sulfate in moist air.;transition 507 °C
Refractive Index
INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.45
Rotatable Bond Count
0
Stability
STABLE IN AIR WHEN DRY; OXIDIZED TO COPPER SULFATE BY MOIST AIR.
