CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Sodium cacodylate appears as a white crystalline or granular solid with a slight odor. Toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption. Used as a herbicide. |
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| Color/Form | Colorless to light yellow |
| Odor | None |
| Melting Point | 140 °F 140 °F for trihydrate. Liquifies in water of hydration at 140 °F and becomes anhydrous at 284 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Solubility | Soluble in short chain alcohols; insoluble in diethyl ether. |
| Density | greater than 1 at 68 °F (est) (USCG, 1999) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.00000003 [mmHg] |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /arsenic & sodium oxide/. |
| Corrosivity | Corrodes common metals, but reaction is not hazardous. |
| Dissociation Constants | pKa = 6.29 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Granules; slight odor; liquefies in its water of hydration at about 60 °C; becomes anhydrous at 120 °C; burns with a bluish flame, emitting a garlic-like odor; pH about 8-9 /Sodium cacodylate trihydrate/ |
| Chemical Classes | Metals -> Arsenic Compounds, Organic |
SAFETY INFORMATION
| Signal word | Danger |
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| Pictogram(s) |
 Skull and Crossbones Acute Toxicity GHS06  Environment GHS09 |
| GHS Hazard Statements |
H410:Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard |
| Precautionary Statement Codes |
P261:Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P273:Avoid release to the environment. P311:Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. P301+P310:IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. P501:Dispose of contents/container to..… |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 159.98 g/mol |
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| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 159.948143 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 159.948143 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 40.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 6 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 65.9 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Sodium cacodylate appears as a white crystalline or granular solid with a slight odor. Toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption. Used as a herbicide.