SODIUM ISOPROPYL XANTHATE

CAS Number: 140-93-2

Molecular Formula: (CH3)2CHOCSSNa

Structual Formular:

Description:
A yellowish powder or pellet with a pungent odour, soluble in water.

Principal uses:
The collecting power of sodium isopropyl xanthate is a little stronger than that of ethyl xanthate. It is mainly used in the flotation of nonferrous metallic sulfide minerals as a collector. It is also used as precipitant in hydrometallurgical processes and as sulfidation promoter of rubber.