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Potassium hexacyanochromate(III)

Potassium hexacyanochromate(III)
Potassium hexacyanochromate(III), recrystallised from cold water.
The crystals of potassium hexacyanochromate(III) after three recrystallisations
Names
IUPAC name
Potassium hexacyanochromate(III)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.694 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 237-079-8
MeSH Hexacyanochromate
  • InChI=1S/6CN.Cr.3K/c6*1-2;;;;/q;;;;;;-3;3*+1 checkY
    Key: VOCDJOPDZZSPRQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • [K+].[K+].[K+].N#C[Cr-3](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N
Properties
C6CrK3N6
Molar mass 325.399 g·mol−1
Appearance Vivid, yellow, opaque crystals
Density 1.71 g/cm3
30.96 g/l00 mL (20 °C)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Potassium hexacyanochromate(III) is an inorganic compound with the formula K3[Cr(CN)6]. It consists of three potassium cations and [Cr(CN)6]3− anion. It is a yellow, air-stable, paramagnetic solid. It is isomorphous with potassium ferricyanide.

Synthesis and reactions

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The salt is prepared by treating chromium(III) salts with KCN.[1][2][3]

Reduction of hexacyanochromate(III) gives the Cr(II) and Cr(0) derivatives, [Cr(CN)6]4- and [Cr(CN)6]6-, respectively.[4]

References

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  1. ^ F. Hein; S. Herzog. "Potassium Hexacyanochromate (III)". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. Vol. 2 (2 ed.). p. 1373.
  2. ^ Cruser, Frederick Van Dyke; Miller, Edmund H. (1906). "The insoluble Chromicyanides". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 28 (9): 1132–51. doi:10.1021/ja01975a003.
  3. ^ Marvaud, Valérie; Mallah, Talal; Verdaguer, Michel (2004). Potassium Hexacyanochromate(III) and Its 13C-Enriched Analog. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 34. p. 144. doi:10.1002/0471653683.ch4.
  4. ^ Eaton, Janice P.; Nicholls, David (1981). "The Complex Cyanides of Chromium(II) and Chromium(0)". Transition Metal Chemistry. 6 (4): 203–206. doi:10.1007/BF00618223. S2CID 96193332.
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