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ACIDE SULFATOSULFURIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oleum
1, record 1, English, oleum
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fuming sulfuric acid 2, record 1, English, fuming%20sulfuric%20acid
correct, obsolete
- Nordhausen acid 3, record 1, English, Nordhausen%20acid
correct, obsolete
- fuming sulphuric acid 4, record 1, English, fuming%20sulphuric%20acid
obsolete
- pyrosulphuric acid 5, record 1, English, pyrosulphuric%20acid
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid which appears under the form of a heavy, oily liquid, colorless to dark brown depending on purity, which fumes strongly in moist air, is extremely hygroscopic, and is used as a dehydrating agent in nitrations, a laboratory reagent, a sulfating and sulfonating agent, in dyes, explosives and in petroleum refining. 6, record 1, English, - oleum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oleum: The Latin word for oil, applied to fuming sulfuric acid ... (sulfuric acid was originally called oil of vitriol). 7, record 1, English, - oleum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Do not confuse with pyrosulfuric acid (q.v), of which it constitutes the chief component. 6, record 1, English, - oleum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: H2O7S2 or H2O4S·O3S 6, record 1, English, - oleum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oléum
1, record 1, French, ol%C3%A9um
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- acide sulfurique fumant 2, record 1, French, acide%20sulfurique%20fumant
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- acide de Nordhausen 2, record 1, French, acide%20de%20Nordhausen
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- acide sulfurique de Nordhausen 3, record 1, French, acide%20sulfurique%20de%20Nordhausen
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- acide sulfatosulfurique 4, record 1, French, acide%20sulfatosulfurique
masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
oléum : Nom commercial de l'acide sulfurique plus ou moins chargé d'anhydride SO3 [...] 5, record 1, French, - ol%C3%A9um
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On donne le nom d'oléum à tous les acides sulfuriques contenant plus d'anhydride SO3 que l'acide normal H2SO4, en raison de leur aspect huileux. [...] Ce sont des liquide épais, habituellement colorés en brun par les poussières organiques qui s'y trouvent carbonisées : ils laissent souvent déposer des cristaux d'acide pyrosulfurique H2S2O7. Les oléums servent principalement dans les réactions de sulfonation et de nitration (industries des matières colorantes, des explosifs, des plastiques, etc.). 6, record 1, French, - ol%C3%A9um
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : H2O[in dice 7]S2 ou H2O4S·O3S 7, record 1, French, - ol%C3%A9um
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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