chromium trioxide
Also 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
Article
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.