Sodium dichromate dihydrate
SIGALD/398063 - ACS reagent, ≥99.5%
Synonym: Sodium bichromate
CAS Number: 7789-12-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Cr2Na2O7 · 2H2O
Molecular Weight: 298.00
EC Number: 234-190-3
MDL Number: MFCD00149166
Linear Formula: Na2Cr2O7 · 2H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005% |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01% | |
| assay | ≥99.5% |
| cation traces | Al: ≤0.002% |
| Ca: ≤0.003% | |
| form | crystals |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| ≤0.005% NH4OH ppt. | |
| InChI | 1S/2Cr.2Na.2H2O.7O/h;;;;2 |
| InChI key | JYDRNIYTFCBIFC-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 91 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 3.5 (20 °C, 100 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: oxidant |
| SMILES string | O.O.[Na+].[Na+].[O-][Cr]( |
| Application: | Sodium dichromate dehydrate may be used in preparing Jones reagent which is employed for oxidation reactions. It may be used in the oxidation of arylalkanes. |
| General description: | Sodium dichromate dehydrate (SDD), a hexavalent chromium compound is commonly used as an oxidizing agent. Chromium (VI) compounds are genotoxic and group 1 IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) carcinogen. SDD is one of the common contaminants found in drinking water. Its toxic effects and carcinogenicity has been studied. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() GHS03,GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H301 - H312 - H314 - H317 - H330 - H334 - H340 - H350 - H360FD - H372 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P260 - P280 - P301 + P310 + P330 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,T+,N |
| Risk Statements | 45-46-60-61-8-21-25-26-34-42/43-48/23-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 3086PIH 5.1(6.1) / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.5% |
| mp | 91 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |






