SILVER CARBONATE
SILVER CARBONATE
The principal use of silver carbonate is for the production of silver powder for use in microelectronics. It is reduced with formaldehyde, producing silver free of alkali metals: Ag2CO3 + CH2O → 2 Ag + 2 CO2 + H2O. Silver carbonate is used as a reagent in organic synthesis such as the Koenigs-Knorr reaction