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- barium hydroxide octahydrate
- Barium Dihydroxide
- Barium Hydroxide 8H2O
- Barium Hydroxide,8-Hydrate
- Barium dihydroxide octahydrate
- Barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)<sub>2</sub>), octahydrate
- Barium(+2) Cation Hydroxide Octahydrate
- Barium(+2) Cation Octahydrate
- Dihydroxybarium octahydrate
- Barium hydroxide, octahydrate
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- Barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2), octahydrate
Used in manufacture of alkali, glass; in synthetic rubber vulcanization, alkalizing agent in water softening, boiler scale remedy, softening water.Barium hydroxide octahydrate is used in the centromeric heterochromatin banding technique. It acts as a precursor to prepare barium titanate, barium sulfate, barium phosphate and barium sulfide. Further, it is used in analytical chemistry for the titration of weak acids especially organic acids. It is involved in the preparation of cyclopentanone, diacetone alcohol and D-Gulonic gamma-lactone. In addition to this, it finds application in ester hydrolysis such as dimethyl hendecanedioate and decarboxylation of amino acids. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Chemical properties
Technical inquiry about: 02-014499 Barium hydroxide octahydrate, ACS, 98+%
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