Specification
Description
Calcium phosphate is an odorless white solid. Sinks and mixes with water. (USCG, 1999);DryPowder; OtherSolid;DryPowder; OtherSolid;A white, odourless powder which is stable in air
Synonyms
Calcium orthophosphate
IUPAC Name
tricalcium;diphosphate
Canonical SMILES
[O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[Ca+2].[Ca+2].[Ca+2]
InChI
InChI=1S/3Ca.2H3O4P/c;;;2*1-5(2,3)4/h;;;2*(H3,1,2,3,4)/q3*+2;;/p-6
InChI Key
QORWJWZARLRLPR-UHFFFAOYSA-H
Melting Point
>450;1670 °C
Density
2 to 3 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);3.14 g/cu cm
Solubility
7.7g/L;Practically insoluble in water; insoluble in ethanol, soluble in dilute hydrochloric and nitric acid;Practically insol in alcohol and acetic acid; sol in dilute hydrochloric acid, nitric acid;Solubility in cold water: 2 mg/100 cc;2.5 mg/100 g water at 25 °C
Appearance
Nanoparticles paste in water
Color/Form
White amorphous powder;White, crystalline powder;Two crystalline modifications are known, the high temperature alpha- and the low-temperature beta-form, transition temperature 110 °C.;Rhombohedral crystals /Whitlockite/
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
5
EC Number
235-330-6 (Pentacalcium hydroxy monophosphate); 231-840-8 (Calcium orthophosphate);233-283-6;231-840-8
Exact Mass
309.794614g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass
309.794614g/mol
Other Experimental
DECOMP IN HOT WATER
Refractive Index
INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.629, 1.626
Stability
STABLE IN AIR /TRIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NATIONAL FORMULARY/