Chromium(VI)_peroxide
Chromium(VI) oxide peroxide
Chemical compound
Chromium(VI) oxide peroxide is the name given to a collection of chromium coordination complexes. They have the formula CrO(O2)2L where L is a ligand. These species are dark blue and often labile. They all feature oxo ligand and two peroxo ligands, with the remaining coordination sites occupied by water, hydroxide, ether, or other Lewis bases.[1]
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Chromium(VI) oxide diperoxide | |
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| Molar mass | 131.991 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Dark blue |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chromium(VI) oxide peroxide is formed by the addition of acidified hydrogen peroxide solutions to solutions of metal chromates or dichromates, such as sodium chromate or potassium dichromate. The generally yellow chromates or orange dichromates turn to dark blue as "chromium(VI) oxide peroxide" forms:
- CrO2−4 + 2 H2O2 + H+ → [CrO(O2)2OH]− + 3 H2O
The structure of the pyridine complex has been determined crystallographically.[2] Adducts with other N-heterocycles have also been characterized similarly.[3]
Aqueous chromium(VI) oxide peroxide decomposes in a few seconds, turning green as chromium(III) compounds are formed.[4]
- 2 CrO(O2)2 + 7 H2O2 + 6 H+ → 2 Cr3+ + 10 H2O + 7 O2
Stable adducts of the type CrO(O2)2L include those with L = diethyl ether, 1-butanol, ethyl acetate, or amyl acetate. They form by adding a layer of the organic solvent above the chromate/dichromate solution and shaking during the addition of hydrogen peroxide.
The etherate, bis(pyridine) and pyridine complexes of this compound have been found to be effective oxidants in organic chemistry.[5]
- An aqueous solution of "chromium peroxide"
- A dilute solution of "chromium peroxide"
- "chromium(VI) oxide peroxide" in ether phase (above) and chromium(III) aqueous solution (below).
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- Tetraperoxochromate - an similarly-synthesized analogous chromium(V) peroxide complex
- Gili, Pedro; Mederos, Alfredo; Lorenzo-Luis, Pablo A.; de la Rosa, Eduardo Medina; Muñoz, Alfonso (2002). "On the interaction of compounds of chromium(VI) with hydrogen peroxide. A study of chromium(VI) and (V) peroxides in the acid–basic pH range". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 331: 16–24. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(01)00747-2.
- Stomberg, Rolf; Ainalem, Ing-Britt; Johansson, Gunnar; Tolboe, O.; Paasivirta, Jaakko (1968). "The Crystal Structure of two Modifications of Oxidodiperoxido-2,2'-dipyridylchromium(VI), [CrO(O2)2(C10H8N2)]". Acta Chemica Scandinavica. 22: 1439–1451. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.22-1439.
- Holleman, Arnold F.; Wiberg, Egon; Wiberg, Nils; (1985). "Chromium" (in German). Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie (91–100 ed.). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 1081–1095. ISBN 3-11-007511-3."
- Firouzabadi, H.; Iranpoor, N.; Kiaeezadeh, F.; Toofan, J. (1986). "Chromium(VI) based oxidants-1 Chromium peroxide complexes as versatile, mild, and efficient oxidants in organic synthesis". Tetrahedron. 42: 719. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)87476-7.
- Experimental details and photo (in German)
- Losing fingers to chemistry on YouTube (8 November 2012). Professor Martyn Poliakoff of the University of Nottingham demonstrates the synthesis on Periodic Videos.