Chromium(II) acetylacetonate

Chromium(II) acetylacetonate
Names
	Other names chromous acetylacetonate
Identifiers
CAS Number	14024-50-1;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:33036;
ChemSpider	4574209;
ECHA InfoCard	100.034.401
EC Number	237-856-1;
Gmelin Reference	487208
PubChem CID	5460744;
	InChI InChI=1S/2C5H7O2.Cr/c21-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h23H,1-2H3;/q2*-1;+2 Key: JCHSWVKCCGSOCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC(=O)[CH-]C(=O)C.CC(=O)[CH-]C(=O)C.[Cr+2];
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H14CrO4
Molar mass	250.214 g·mol−1
Appearance	yellow-brown solid
Density	1.48 g/cm3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chromium(II) acetylacetonate is the coordination compound with the formula Cr(O₂C₅H₇)₂. It is the homoleptic acetylacetonate complex of chromium(II). It is an air-sensitive, paramagnetic yellow brown solid. According to X-ray crystallography, the Cr center is square planar.^[1]

References

^ Cotton, F. A.; Rice, C. E.; Rice, G. W. (1977). "The Crystal and Molecular Structures of Bis(2,4-pentanedionato)chromium". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 24: 231-234. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)93880-5.