Arsenic pentasulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Arsenic pentasulfide
Other names
Arsenic(V) sulfide
Diarsenic pentasulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.154.195
EC Number
  • 625-728-1
UNII
UN number 1557
  • InChI=1S/As2S5/c3-1(4)7-2(5)6 checkY
    Key: AYRZLUSHOXJGKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1S/As4S10/c5-1-9-2(6)12-3(7,10-1)14-4(8,11-1)13-2
    Key: CHQYGMAMCBQSIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • S=[As](=S)S[As](=S)=S
  • S=[As]12S[As]3(=S)S[As](=S)(S1)S[As](=S)(S2)S3
Properties
As2S5
Molar mass 310.14 g·mol−1
Appearance Vivid, dark orange, opaque crystals
Melting point 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)(minimum)
Boiling point 500 °C (932 °F; 773 K)(decomposes)
0.014 g dm−3 (at 0 °C)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H301, H331, H410
P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P310, P304+P340, P311, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Arsenic pentoxide

Arsenic trisulfide
Phosphorus pentasulfide

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Arsenic pentasulfide is an inorganic compound containing arsenic and sulfur.[1]

Uses

Solids of the approximate formula As2S5 have been used as pigments and chemical intermediates but are generally only of interest in academic laboratories.[2]

Preparation

Arsenic pentasulfide is prepared by precipitation from an acidic solution of soluble As(V) salts by treatment with hydrogen sulfide.[3] It may be also prepared by heating a mixture of arsenic and sulfur, extracting the fused mass with an ammonia solution and reprecipitating arsenic pentasulfide at low temperature by addition of hydrochloric acid.

Phosphorus pentasulfide with the formula P4S10, is a molecular compound featuring tetrahedral phosphorus(V) centres. Trends in arsenic redox potentials suggest that As2S5 adopts a similar structure, a plausible alternative being an arsenic polysulfide.

Reactions

Arsenic pentasulfide hydrolyzes in boiling water, giving arsenous acid and sulfur:

As2S5 + 6 H2O → 2 H3AsO3 + 2 S + 3 H2S

It oxidizes in air at elevated temperatures producing arsenic oxides, the products and yields of which are variable. In alkali metal sulfide solutions arsenic pentasulfide forms a thioarsenate anion, [AsS4]3−, which contain As(V) centres.

References

  1. ↑ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  2. ↑ A. L. Emelina, A. S. Alikhanian, A. V. Steblevskii and E. N. Kolosov "Phase diagram of the As-S system" Inorganic Materials, 2007, Volume 43, pages95-104, doi:10.1134/S002016850702001X
  3. ↑ ed. by N. C. Norman. (1998). Chemistry of arsenic, antimony and bismuth. London: Blackie Acad. & Professional. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-7514-0389-3. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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