Potassium tetraperoxochromate(V)

Potassium tetraperoxochromate(V)
Identifiers
CAS number	12331-76-9 Y
	Properties
Molecular formula	K 3CrO 8
Molar mass	297.286
Appearance	red brown
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Potassium peroxochromate, or potassium tetraperoxochromate(V), is an inorganic chemical having the chemical formula K₃[Cr(O₂)₄]. A crystalline ionic solid with a brown color, it is the potassium salt of tetraperoxochromate(V), one of the few examples of chromium in the +5 oxidation state.^[1]

Preparation

Potassium peroxochromate is prepared by reacting hydrogen peroxide with potassium chromate at low temperatures:

2 CrO2−
4 + 8 H
2O
2 → 2 [Cr(O
2)
4]2−
+ 8 H
2O

The intermediate tetraperoxochromate(VI) is reduced by hydrogen peroxide, forming tetraperoxochromate(V):^[2][3]

2 [Cr(O
2)
4]2−
+ 2 OH−
+ H
2O
2 → 2 [Cr(O
2)
4]3−
+ 2 H
2O + O
2

Thus, the overall reaction is:

2 CrO2−
4 + 9 H
2O
2 + 2 OH−
→ 2 [Cr(O
2)
4]3−
+ 10 H
2O + O
2

The compound decomposes spontaneously at higher temperatures.

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