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| IUPAC name
Potassium hexacyanochromate(III)
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| MeSH | Hexacyanochromate |
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| Properties | |
| C6CrK3N6 | |
| Molar mass | 325.399 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Vivid, yellow, opaque crystals |
| Density | 1.71 g/cm3 |
| 30.96 g/l00 mL (20 °C) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Potassium hexacyanochromate(III) is an inorganic compound with the formula K3[Cr(CN)6]. It consists of three potassium cations and [Cr(CN)6]3− anion. It is a yellow, air-stable, paramagnetic solid. It is isomorphous with potassium ferricyanide.
The salt is prepared by treating chromium(III) salts with KCN.[1][2][3]
Reduction of hexacyanochromate(III) gives the Cr(II) and Cr(0) derivatives, [Cr(CN)6]4- and [Cr(CN)6]6-, respectively.[4]