Chromium(III) potassium sulfate dodecahydrate
SIGALD/60152 - purum p.a., ≥98.5% (RT)
Synonym: Chrome alum; Potassium chromium(III) sulfate dodecahydrate
CAS Number: 7788-99-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CrKO8S2 · 12H2O
Molecular Weight: 499.40
EC Number: 233-401-6
MDL Number: MFCD00149917
Linear Formula: CrK(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Product Type: Chemical
anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤200 mg/kg |
assay | ≥98.5% (RT) |
cation traces | Ca: ≤500 mg/kg |
Cd: ≤50 mg/kg | |
Co: ≤50 mg/kg | |
Cu: ≤50 mg/kg | |
Fe: ≤200 mg/kg | |
Na: ≤1000 mg/kg | |
Ni: ≤50 mg/kg | |
Pb: ≤50 mg/kg | |
Zn: ≤50 mg/kg | |
form | crystals |
grade | purum p.a. |
InChI | 1S/Cr.K.2H2O4S.12H2O/c;;2 |
InChI key | ZFVHBEKVAITXHW-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | 89 °C (lit.) |
Quality Level | 200 |
SMILES string | O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[ |
Application: | Chromium(III) potassium sulfate dodecahydrate (KCr(SO4)2.12H2O) may be used for coating the slides for microscopic studies on Periplaneta americana. It may be used in the preparation of quasi-monodisperse spherical core-shell particles of Cr/α-Cr2O3. |
General description: | Chromium(III) potassium sulfate dodecahydrate (Potassium chromium(III) sulfate dodecahydrate, Chrome alum) is a violet colored solid. It has been synthesized by reacting sulfur dioxide with potassium dichromate (diisolved in sulfuric acid) at -38°C. It is widely used chemical in dyeing and textile industry. |
Symbol | GHS07 |
Signal word | Warning |
Hazard statements | H315 - H319 |
Precautionary statements | P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313 - P337 + P313 |
RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
Purity | ≥98.5% (RT) |
mp | 89 °C (lit.) |
UNSPSC | 12352300 |