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IUPAC name
tert-Butyl chromate
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Other names
Di-tert-butyl ester of chromic acid; Bis(tert-butyl)chromate
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[(CH3)3CO]2CrO2 | |
Molar mass | 230.3 g/mol [1] |
Appearance | red oil |
Melting point | −2.8 °C (27.0 °F; 270.3 K) [2] |
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PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 0.005 mg CrO3/m3 [skin] [1] |
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Ca TWA 0.001 mg Cr(VI)/m3 [1] |
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Ca [15 mg/m3 {as Cr(VI)}] [1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Di-tert-butyl chromate is an alkoxide with the formula CrO2(OC(CH3)3)2. It is prepared by treatment of t-butanol with chromic anhydride. It forms red crystals at temperatures below –5 °C, above which it melts to give a red oil. [3] [4] The complex, which is diamagnetic, is of fundamental interest as a model for the intermediates in oxidations of alcohols by chromium(VI). This complex is stable because as a t-butyl groups lack beta-hydrogens. This complex and its analogues have tetrahedral geometry at chromium, as established by X-ray crystallography of its analogues. [5] [6]
It is used as a precursor to chromium-based catalysts, such as the Phillips catalyst, which are employed for the polymerization of ethylene. [7]
Like other forms of hexavalent chromium, di-tert-butyl chromate is classified as a potential carcinogen by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [1] [2]