chromium(II) formate

Base Information

• Chemical Name: chromium(II) formate
• CAS No.: 4493-37-2
• Molecular Formula: 3CHO₂*Cr
• Molecular Weight: 187.049
• UNII: F6RST0V6GE
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID10598302
• Nikkaji Number: J8.739D
• Wikidata: Q27277723
• Mol file: 4493-37-2.mol

Synonyms:Chromous formate;UNII-F6RST0V6GE;chromium formate;

Chemical Property of chromium(II) formate

Chemical Property:

• PSA: 80.26000
• LogP: -1.99600
• Water Solubility.: soluble H2O to give blue solution [MER06]
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 4
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 141.935813
• Heavy Atom Count: 7
• Complexity: 7.5

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

CHROMOUS FORMATE 95.00% ^*data from reagent suppliers

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MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: C(=O)[O-].C(=O)[O-].[Cr+2]
• Uses: Chromium electroplating solutions, catalyst for organic reactions.

Technology Process of chromium(II) formate

There total 8 articles about chromium(II) formate which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 50.0%

chromium(0) hexacarbonyl (199620-14-9,13007-92-6) + toluene (108-88-3,15644-74-3,16713-13-6) → tricarbonyl(η(6)-toluene)chromium (12083-24-8) + chromium(II) formiate (4493-37-2,13514-58-4,24606-47-1,27115-36-2,137838-54-1)

Guidance literature:

With formic acid; In decalin; refluxing for 6-7 h;

DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(91)80047-N

Reference yield:

Cr2F6 → chromium(III) formate (4493-37-2,13514-58-4,24606-47-1,27115-36-2,137838-54-1)

Guidance literature:

With sodium formate; In hydrogen fluoride; byproducts: Al2F6*6NaF; addn. of aq. NaHCO2 to soln. prepared from Al2O3 and Cr2O3 in HF;;

Reference yield:

chromium(III) nitrate → chromium(III) formate (4493-37-2,13514-58-4,24606-47-1,27115-36-2,137838-54-1)

Guidance literature:

With ammonium carbonate; In formic acid; byproducts: nitrate; exchange of nitrate by carbonate; treatment with formic acid;; containing 1 molecule of water;;

upstream raw materials:

calcium diformate

chromium⁽⁰⁾ hexacarbonyl

toluene

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