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Chromium(VI) oxide peroxide

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Chromium(VI) oxide peroxide
Names
IUPAC name
Chromium(VI) oxide diperoxide
Other names
  • Chromium(VI) oxide peroxide
  • Chromium pentoxide
. chromium oxide peroxide, chromium(VI) oxide diperoxide
Identifiers
  • 35262-77-2 applies to "CrO5", which exists only as adducts, see image ☒N
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1/Cr.5O/q;;;-2;2*-1/rCrO4.O/c2-1(3,4)5;/q2*-2
    Key: ZWPVWTIRZYDPKW-NIUFNKCUAY
  • O0O[Cr]01(=O)OO1
Properties
CrO(O2)2
Molar mass 131.991 g·mol−1
Appearance Dark blue
soluble (decomposes without stabilisers)
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 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]

Preparation and properties

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Structure of CrO(O2)2(pyridine). Hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms are omitted. Color code: Cr = gray, C= black, H = white, O= red, N = blue.

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]

CrO5 is sometimes said to have a "Butterfly-like" Structure due to its arrangement according to Valence Bond Theory.

"BUTTERFLY STRUCTURE"
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Stomberg, Rolf (1962). "Crystal Structure of Peroxochromates, CrO5⋅C5H5N". Nature. 196 (4854): 570–571. doi:10.1038/196570b0. S2CID 4187294.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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."
  5. ^ 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.
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