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chromium trioxide
Sign in to saveAlso known as chromic trioxide, chromic anhydride, anhydride chromique, chromic oxide, monochromium trioxide, red oxide of chromium
chemical compound, highly toxic, corrosive, and carcinogenic
Chemical data
- Formula
- CrO3
- Molecular weight
- 99.994 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- trioxochromium
- SMILES
- O=[Cr](=O)=O
- InChIKey
- WGLPBDUCMAPZCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 51.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
189 papers- Chromium Trioxide Hole-Selective Heterocontacts for Silicon Solar Cells.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2018
- Subchronic inhalation toxicity of soluble hexavalent chromium trioxide in rats.Archives of toxicology · 2004
- The effect of the time of administration of chromium trioxide on the embryotoxic response in hamsters.Teratology · 1979
- Batch and column studies for the removal of basic red-46 dye and textile by using magnesium oxide (MgO), strontium titanium trioxide (SrTiO(3)), cobalt- and iron-doped lanthanum chromium trioxide (Co.Fe.LaCrO(3)), and cadmium sulfide (CdS)-doped graphene oxide nanocomposites.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025
- Chromium trioxide oxidation of acetylated 3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-L-hexosides.Canadian journal of biochemistry · 1982
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Encyclopedic overview
Chromium trioxide (also known as chromium(VI) oxide or chromic anhydride) is the inorganic compound with the formula CrO3. It is the acidic anhydride of chromic acid, and is sometimes marketed under the same name.
This compound is a dark-purple solid. Millions of kilograms are produced annually, mainly for electroplating. Chromium trioxide is a powerful oxidiser, a mutagen, and a carcinogen.
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