Cobalt acetate is a moderately water soluble crystalline cobalt source That decomposes to cobalt oxide on heating. It is generally immediately Available in most volumes. All metallic acetates are inorganic salts containing A metal cation and the acetate anion, a univalent (-1 charge) polyatomic ion Composed of two carbon atoms ionically bound to three hydrogen and two Oxygen atoms (symbol: ch3coo) for a total formula weight of 59.05. Acetates are excellent precursors for production of ultra high purity compounds, Catalysts, and nanoscale materials. [synonyms] Cobalt(ii) acetate; acetic acid, cobalt; bis(acetato)cobalt; cobalt(2+) acetate; cobalt diacetate; cobalt, ethanoic acid