Characteristic

Barium acetate (Ba(C₂H₃O₂)₂) is the salt of barium(II) and acetic acid.

Chemical formula:C₄H₆BaO₄

Molar mass:255.415 g·mol⁻¹

Appearance:White solid

Odor:odorless

Density:2.468 g/cm³ (anhydrous);2.19 g/cm³ (monohydrate)

Melting point:450 °C (842 °F; 723 K)

Solubility in water:55.8 g/100 mL (0 °C);72 g/100mL (20 °C)

Solubility:slightly soluble in ethanol

Magnetic susceptibility (χ):-100.1·10−6 cm³/mol

Crystal structure:tetragonal

Application

Barium acetate is used as a chemical reagent, textile mordant and lubricant. It is used to prepare other acetates and barium carbonate. It acts as a mordant for printing textile fabrics. It is utilized for drying paints and varnishes. It serves as a catalyst in organic synthesis. It plays an important role in the separation of glycosaminoglycans. Further, it acts as a cationization agent for sensitive multiple reaction monitoring of plasma free fatty acid profiling in a fish oil human intervention. In addition, it is used in the process of titrating sulfates of quinine and quinidine in nonaqueous conditions.