Polynuclear chromium(III) carboxlylates: Part 2. Chromium(III) acetate - What's in it?

Michal Eshel, Avi Bino*

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Abstract

Chromium(III) acetate has been widely used in industry for decades. The commercial material is an ill-defined substance, which represents a large number of compounds having different compositions, physical properties and appearances. Several samples of Cr(III) acetate, from various commercial sources were examined by ion-exchange chromatography. All the samples were found to contain several species such as [Cr3O(O2CCH3)6(H2O) 3]+ and other positively charged purple complexes. They also contain various amounts of the neutral violet complex [Cr8(OH)8(O2CCH3)16] (1) which crystallizes upon slow evaporation of its aqueous solution. 1 is a cyclic octanuclear complex with hydroxo and acetate ligands bridging the adjacent Cr(III) ions. The structure of a well-defined Cr(III) acetate, namely, [Cr(H2O)6](O2CCH3)3 (2) has been determined crystallographically and its decomposition products were examined by ion-exchange chromatography. Compound 2 decomposes under ambient conditions, releasing acetic acid and water producing neutral and charged polynuclear Cr(III) complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-132
Number of pages6
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume320
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Aug 2001

Keywords

  • Carboxylates complexes
  • Chromium complexes
  • Crystal structures
  • Polynuclear complexes

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