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Potassium chromate

ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

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Linear Formula:
K2CrO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
194.19
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NB.24

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

vapor density

6.7 (vs air)

assay

≥99.0%

form

crystals

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

pH

8.6-9.8 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

971 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.03%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.005%
Na: ≤0.02%

SMILES string

[K+].[K+].[O-][Cr]([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/Cr.2K.4O/q;2*+1;;;2*-1

InChI key

XMXNVYPJWBTAHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Potassium chromate (K2CrO4) is an inorganic solid compound. It is mainly used as an oxidizing agent in the synthesis of organic compound.

Application

Potassium chromate is used as an oxidizing agent:
  • In the conversion of primary and secondary alcohol into aldehydes and ketones using tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate catalyst.

Potassium chromate is also used:
  • To prepare magnetoactive compound by reacting with iron(II) sulfate.
  • As a reagent in the conversion primary allylic and benzylic halides to aldehydes.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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