SILVER PERCHLORATE

Chemical properties

Colorless crystals. Soluble in water; reacts with explosive violence with many organic sol- vents; explodes on grinding.

Chemical properties

The silver perchlorate salt, is deliquescent and forms a light-sensitive monohydrate that can be dehydrated at 43 °C and is soluble in a variety of organic solvents. Explosions of silver perchlorate have been reported.

The Uses of SILVER PERCHLORATE

Silver perchlorate is used as a catalyst in organic chemistry. It is an effective reagent for replacing halides ligands with perchlorate. It is also used in the manufacturing of explosives.

The Uses of SILVER PERCHLORATE

In the explosives industry.

Purification Methods

Reflux it with *benzene (6mL/g) in a flask fitted with a Dean and Stark trap until all the water is removed azeotropically (ca 4hours). The solution is cooled and diluted with dry pentane (4mL/g of AgClO4). The precipitated AgClO4 is filtered off and dried in a desiccator over P2O5 at 1mm for 24hours [Radell et al. J Am Chem Soc 83 3958 1961]. It has also been recrystallised from perchloric acid. [Caution due to its EXPLOSIVE nature in the presence of organic matter.] Store it in the dark.