Chromium(III) acetate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1066-30-4

    Molecular formula
    C6H9CrO6

    SMILES
    CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Cr+3]

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 75.44%
    Sour 42.45%
    Sharp 35.08%
    Pungent 28.8%
    Cheesy 26.41%
    Milky 22.44%
    Buttery 21.04%
    Caramellic 20.78%
    Dairy 20.38%
    Burnt 19.27%

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  • Properties

    Molecular weight
    229.13 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • >400 °C (OECD Guideline 102 (Melting point / Melting Range) resp. EU A.1 (melting / freezing temperature))

    Boiling point

    • 212 °F at 760 mmHg for aqueous solution (USCG, 1999)

    Flash point est.
    62.03 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • In water, 675 g/L at 20 °C, pH 5 (OECD Guideline 105 (Water Solubility))
    • 2 g/L of acetone at 15 °C; 45.4 g/L of methanol at 15 °C

  • Synonyms

    • CHROMIC ACETATE
    • 1066-30-4
    • Chromium(III) acetate
    • Chromium acetate
    • Chromium triacetate
    • Chromium (III) acetate
    • chromium(3+) triacetate
    • chromium(3+);triacetate
    • 17593-70-3
    • Chromium acetate hydroxide
    • DTXSID4020327
    • 7W6DL7H397
    • Chromic(III) acetate
    • Chromium acetate (Cr(AcO)3)
    • CAC 10
    • CCRIS 9125
    • HSDB 985
    • Acetic acid, chromium salt (8CI,9CI)
    • EINECS 213-909-4
    • UNII-7W6DL7H397
    • EINECS 241-562-9
    • Acetic acid chromium(3+) salt (3:1)
    • chromic (III) acetate
    • chromium(3+) triethanoate
    • Acetic acid, chromium salt
    • EC 213-909-4
    • CHROMIC ACETATE [MI]
    • DTXCID80327
    • CCRIS 6345
    • CHROMIC ACETATE [WHO-DD]
    • EINECS 254-447-3
    • Tox21_202498
    • CHROMIUM(III) ACETATE [HSDB]
    • AKOS015918320
    • NCGC00091945-01
    • NCGC00260047-01
    • Acetic acid, chromium(3+) salt (3:1)
    • CAS-1066-30-4
    • DB-254220
    • NS00079986
    • EC 254-447-3
    • A801474
    • Q26841307

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 26.42
    methanol 60.05
    isopropanol 16.14
    water 44.49
    ethyl acetate 33.44
    n-propanol 14.61
    acetone 92.68
    n-butanol 9.34
    acetonitrile 43.26
    DMF 289.56
    toluene 8.3
    isobutanol 9.45
    1,4-dioxane 57.89
    methyl acetate 56.73
    THF 83.38
    2-butanone 36.99
    n-pentanol 8.37
    sec-butanol 11.39
    n-hexane 3.16
    ethylene glycol 24.9
    NMP 313.86
    cyclohexane 1.79
    DMSO 368.01
    n-butyl acetate 16.12
    n-octanol 6.61
    chloroform 46.61
    n-propyl acetate 22.19
    acetic acid 69.86
    dichloromethane 77.06
    cyclohexanone 37.36
    propylene glycol 15.41
    isopropyl acetate 15.28
    DMAc 352.99
    2-ethoxyethanol 50.77
    isopentanol 7.33
    n-heptane 1.61
    ethyl formate 51.39
    1,2-dichloroethane 53.31
    n-hexanol 5.54
    2-methoxyethanol 91.59
    isobutyl acetate 10.11
    tetrachloromethane 6.77
    n-pentyl acetate 10.58
    transcutol 78.21
    n-heptanol 4.12
    ethylbenzene 7.21
    MIBK 11.0
    2-propoxyethanol 35.69
    tert-butanol 21.94
    MTBE 16.65
    2-butoxyethanol 18.18
    propionic acid 35.84
    o-xylene 11.74
    formic acid 88.47
    diethyl ether 20.43
    m-xylene 6.61
    p-xylene 10.03
    chlorobenzene 11.52
    dimethyl carbonate 45.42
    n-octane 1.05
    formamide 154.96
    cyclopentanone 68.75
    2-pentanone 22.23
    anisole 25.02
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 23.32
    gamma-butyrolactone 141.76
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 46.76
    pyridine 38.77
    3-pentanone 26.29
    furfural 145.67
    n-dodecane 1.0
    diethylene glycol 49.55
    diisopropyl ether 4.71
    tert-amyl alcohol 15.95
    acetylacetone 46.63
    n-hexadecane 1.09
    acetophenone 34.7
    methyl propionate 47.92
    isopentyl acetate 12.53
    trichloroethylene 70.51
    n-nonanol 6.63
    cyclohexanol 9.5
    benzyl alcohol 19.11
    2-ethylhexanol 4.99
    isooctanol 3.64
    dipropyl ether 12.89
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 18.28
    ethyl lactate 22.79
    propylene carbonate 63.73
    n-methylformamide 119.84
    2-pentanol 5.92
    n-pentane 2.03
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 23.33
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 29.27
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 38.39
    mesitylene 4.53
    ε-caprolactone 49.08
    p-cymene 4.94
    epichlorohydrin 104.49
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 21.45
    2-aminoethanol 25.12
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 195.97
    sulfolane 198.63
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.08
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 37.4
    n-hexyl acetate 14.12
    isooctane 0.46
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 33.49
    sec-butyl acetate 11.28
    tert-butyl acetate 14.73
    decalin 1.78
    glycerin 43.18
    diglyme 75.94
    acrylic acid 44.88
    isopropyl myristate 8.14
    n-butyric acid 23.91
    acetyl acetate 26.47
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 12.1
    ethyl propionate 29.04
    nitromethane 238.42
    1,2-diethoxyethane 28.24
    benzonitrile 18.54
    trioctyl phosphate 7.5
    1-bromopropane 18.99
    gamma-valerolactone 125.84
    n-decanol 5.48
    triethyl phosphate 19.71
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3.7
    propionitrile 20.9
    vinylene carbonate 66.47
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 78.98
    DMS 34.08
    cumene 5.97
    2-octanol 3.44
    2-hexanone 16.17
    octyl acetate 10.32
    limonene 5.72
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 109.63
    ethyl orthosilicate 16.82
    tributyl phosphate 11.27
    diacetone alcohol 23.61
    N,N-dimethylaniline 26.76
    acrylonitrile 36.21
    aniline 18.13
    1,3-propanediol 24.16
    bromobenzene 10.25
    dibromomethane 41.57
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 56.07
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 15.77
    tetrabutyl urea 19.6
    diisobutyl methanol 4.27
    2-phenylethanol 12.12
    styrene 8.28
    dioctyl adipate 17.68
    dimethyl sulfate 122.7
    ethyl butyrate 19.53
    methyl lactate 40.97
    butyl lactate 14.29
    diethyl carbonate 19.65
    propanediol butyl ether 18.35
    triethyl orthoformate 19.06
    p-tert-butyltoluene 4.78
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 28.24
    morpholine 57.44
    tert-butylamine 12.56
    n-dodecanol 4.62
    dimethoxymethane 109.19
    ethylene carbonate 47.77
    cyrene 48.88
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 23.38
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 10.94
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 22.63
    4-methylpyridine 41.07
    dibutyl ether 10.41
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4.27
    DEF 64.61
    dimethyl isosorbide 62.94
    tetrachloroethylene 37.11
    eugenol 28.4
    triacetin 37.97
    span 80 20.3
    1,4-butanediol 12.57
    1,1-dichloroethane 26.42
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 7.15
    methyl formate 116.92
    2-methyl-1-butanol 7.92
    n-decane 1.51
    butyronitrile 14.51
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 6.36
    1-chlorooctane 4.6
    1-chlorotetradecane 2.68
    n-nonane 1.46
    undecane 1.21
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.64
    cyclooctane 0.94
    cyclopentanol 15.25
    tetrahydropyran 20.71
    tert-amyl methyl ether 16.04
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 63.87
    1-hexene 6.47
    2-isopropoxyethanol 26.59
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 56.16
    methyl butyrate 34.59

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