Potassium tetraperoxochromate(V)
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| Identifiers | |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| K 3CrO 8 | |
| Molar mass | 297.286 |
| Appearance | red brown |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Potassium peroxochromate, or potassium tetraperoxochromate(V), is an inorganic chemical having the chemical formula K3[Cr(O2)4]. A crystalline ionic solid with a brown color, it is the potassium salt of tetraperoxochromate(V), one of the few examples of chromium in the +5 oxidation state.[1]
Preparation
Potassium peroxochromate is prepared by reacting hydrogen peroxide with potassium chromate at low temperatures:
- 2 CrO2−
4 + 8 H
2O
2 → 2 [Cr(O
2)
4]2−
+ 8 H
2O
The intermediate tetraperoxochromate(VI) is reduced by hydrogen peroxide, forming tetraperoxochromate(V):[2][3]
- 2 [Cr(O
2)
4]2−
+ 2 OH−
+ H
2O
2 → 2 [Cr(O
2)
4]3−
+ 2 H
2O + O
2
Thus, the overall reaction is:
- 2 CrO2−
4 + 9 H
2O
2 + 2 OH−
→ 2 [Cr(O
2)
4]3−
+ 10 H
2O + O
2
The compound decomposes spontaneously at higher temperatures.
References
- ^ Sergienko, V. S. (2007). "Structural chemistry of peroxo compounds of group VI transition metals: I. Peroxo complexes of chromium". Crystallography Reports. 52 (4): 639–646. Bibcode:2007CryRp..52..639S. doi:10.1134/S1063774507040116.
- ^ Haxhillazi, Gentiana. "Preparation, Structure and Vibrational Spectroscopy of Tetraperoxo Complexes of CrV+, VV+, NbV+ and TaV+".
- ^ Riesenfeld, E. H.; Wohlers, H.E.; Kutsch, W.A. (1905). "Höhere Oxydationsproducte des Chroms". Chemische Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 38: 1885–1898. doi:10.1002/cber.190503802113.