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Chromium(III) chloride

purified by sublimation, 99%

Synonym(s):

Chromic chloride, Chromium trichloride

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Linear Formula:
CrCl3
CAS Number:
10025-73-7
Molecular Weight:
158.36
EC Number:
233-038-3
MDL number:
MFCD00010948
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24851955
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

200

Assay

99%

form

flakes

purified by

sublimation

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: chromium

impurities

<0.2% water

density

2.87 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Cr](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/3ClH.Cr/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3

InChI key

QSWDMMVNRMROPK-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Application

Chromium(III) chloride can be used in the formation of a catalytic system for the conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). It can also be used in the preparation of ionic liquid mixtures using choline chloride and water with improved ion mobility and conductivity.
The vapor-phase co-reductions with other metal halides by hydrogen results in finely divided intermetallics with applications as structural materials or compounds with useful thermoelectric, magnetic, and oxidation-resistance properties.2

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H290,H302,H317,H411

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Physicochemical properties of ionic liquid mixtures containing choline chloride, chromium (III) chloride and water: effects of temperature and water content
Protsenko VS, et al.
Ionics, 23(3), 637-643 (2017)
Efficient conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by chromium (III) chloride in inexpensive ionic liquid
Hu L, et al.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(3), 1099-1104 (2012)
J Singh et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 45(1), 72-76 (1998-12-16)
Some compounds of hexavalent chromium are well-established carcinogens. Chromium enters mammalian cells in the hexavalent form and is reduced to chromium (III). Treatment of purified DNA with chromium (III) produces DNA-DNA interstrand crosslinks (DDC) which obstruct the progression of DNA
Tyler C Drake et al.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 18(3), 394-398 (2012-02-03)
To investigate the effects of intravenous chromium on serum glucose and insulin infusion rates in hospitalized patients with severe insulin resistance. In this retrospective study, we reviewed hospital records from January 1, 2008, to December 1, 2008, to identify patients
Yu-Fei Song et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), (14)(14), 1864-1871 (2008-03-29)
The coordination chemistry of CrCl3 with three pentadentate ligands having the [1,4,7]-triazacyclononane-1,4-diacetato motif have been investigated. The new resulting six-coordinate Cr(iii)-chloro species react cleanly with sodium azide to form the corresponding azido species, which undergo photolysis under irradiation at 419
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