Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Basic information
- CAS
1308-56-1- Standard SMILES
S.[Cu].[Fe]- InChIKey
BUGICWZUDIWQRQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- CuFeH2S
- Average molar mass
- 153.47 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 152.852254
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
- IUPAC
- copper;iron;sulfane
- English name
- CHALCOPYRITE
- Molecular formula
- CuFeS2
- Molecular weight
- 153.47
Names & synonyms
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)RefChem:575425603-441-2SCHEMBL356627SCHEMBL29978101CHALCOPYRITEcopper pyritecopper iron sulfideCOPPER(II)FERROUSSULFIDECopper(II) iron(II) disulfideChalcopyrite,naturallyoccurringmineral,grains,approximately0.06-0.19inChalcopyrite, naturally occurring mineral, grains, approximately 1.5-4.8mm
Database identifiers
- CAS
1308-56-1- PubChem CID
- 57508367
- EC Number
- 603-441-2
Properties
Computed structural properties
- Topological polar surface area
- 1 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Heavy atoms
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 0
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- 950 °C · 950°C
- Density
- 4.1 · 4.1-4.3
- solubility
- Soluble in aqua regia and nitric acid; insoluble in hydrochloric acid
- form
- yellow tetragonal crystals
- color
- yellow tetragonal crystals, crystalline
- Water Solubility
- 3 · soluble HNO3, aqua regia; insoluble HCl [MER06]
- Crystal Structure
- Tetragonal, Chalcopyrite Structure - Space Group I(-4)2d
- Merck
- 14 · 14,2038
- Hardness, Mohs
- 3.5 · 3.5 - 4.0
Chemistry & industry
Applications
UsesThe ore as source of copper. The synthetic material in semiconductor research.
Upstream & downstream products
Downstream products
Additional notes
DefinitionChEBI: A sulfide mineral with formula CuFeS2. Chalcopyrite is the most important copper ore
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