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236470

Chromium(VI) oxide

ACS reagent, ≥98.0%

Synonym(s):

Chromic anhydride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CrO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
99.99
NACRES:
NB.24
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352303
EC Number:
215-607-8
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Form:
powder or crystals
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InChI key

WGLPBDUCMAPZCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/Cr.3O

SMILES string

O=[Cr](=O)=O

grade

ACS reagent

assay

≥98.0%

form

powder or crystals

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

impurities

≤0.01% insolubles

pH

<1 (20 °C, 100 g/L)

mp

196 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%, nitrate (NO3-): ≤0.05%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Fe, Al, Ba: ≤0.03%, Na: ≤0.2%

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General description

Chromium(VI) oxide is an oxidizing reagent for the oxidation of carbon-hydrogen bonds to alcohols, alkylaromatics to ketones and carboxylic acids, alkenes to α, β-unsaturated ketones, arenes to quinones, and alcohols to aldehydes, ketones, acids, and keto acids.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1A - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 1B - Ox. Sol. 1 - Repr. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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Chromium (VI) Oxide
Freeman F, et al.
e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (2001)
Chromium (VI) Oxide.
Freeman F, et al.
e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. (2008)
Chromium (VI) oxide-catalyzed oxidation of arenes with periodic acid.
Yamazaki S.
Tetrahedron Letters, 42(19), 3355-3357 (2001)
Sethsiri S Samaratunga et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 15(1), 27-30 (2008-03-01)
Chromium enters into the aquatic environment as a result of effluent discharge from steel works, electroplating, leather tanning industries and chemical industries. As the Cr(VI) is very harmful to living organisms, it should be quickly removed from the environment when
Reyes Sierra-Alvarez
Waste management (New York, N.Y.), 29(6), 1885-1891 (2009-01-13)
Large volumes of preservative-treated wood containing toxic Cr, Cu and As salts are decommissioned worldwide. This study investigated the effectiveness of solid-state fermentation with copper-tolerant brown-rot fungi for the remediation of wood treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) and acid

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