苯甲酸鈷是Co2+的苯甲酸鹽,化學式為(C6H5COO)2Co,存在無水物、一水合物和四水合物。
苯甲酸鈷可由苯甲酸鈉和硫酸鈷反應製備:[1]
- CoSO4 + 2 C6H5COONa → (C6H5COO)2Co↓ + Na2SO4
也能利用苯甲酸和碳酸鈷的反應得到:
- 2 C6H5COOH + CoCO3 → (C6H5COO)2Co + H2O + CO2↑
- ^ 1.0 1.1 R.J. Acheson, A.K. Galwey. The thermal decomposition of cobalt phthalate and some observations on the decomposition of cobalt benzoate. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry, 1968. Vol.30, Iss.9: 2383-2391