Potassium chromate
SIGALD/216615 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
CAS Number: 7789-00-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CrK2O4
Molecular Weight: 194.19
EC Number: 232-140-5
MDL Number: MFCD00011368
Linear Formula: K2CrO4
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005% |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.03% | |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤0.005% |
| Na: ≤0.02% | |
| form | crystals |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| InChI | 1S/Cr.2K.4O/q;2*+1;;;2*-1 |
| InChI key | XMXNVYPJWBTAHN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 971 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 8.6-9.8 (25 °C, 5%) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [K+].[K+].[O-][Cr]([O-])( |
| solubility | water: soluble (39.4 g/l (86 °F / 30 °C), 637 g/l (68 °F / 20 °C)) |
| vapor density | 6.7 (vs air) |
| Application: | Potassium chromate is used as an oxidizing agent: • In the conversion of primary and secondary alcohol into aldehydes and ketones using tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate catalyst. Potassium chromate is also used: • To prepare magnetoactive compound by reacting with iron(II) sulfate. • As a reagent in the conversion primary allylic and benzylic halides to aldehydes. |
| General description: | Potassium chromate (K2CrO4) is an inorganic solid compound. It is mainly used as an oxidizing agent in the synthesis of organic compound. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H317 - H319 - H335 - H340 - H350i - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P202 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | T,N |
| Risk Statements | 49-46-25-36/37/38-43-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN3288 - class 6.1 - PG 3 - EHS - RQ - Toxic solid, inorganic, n |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| mp | 971 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |




