Bis(benzene)chromium

Bis(benzene)chromium
Bis(benzene)chromium
Bis(benzene)chromium
Bis(benzene)chromium
Bis(benzene)chromium
Bis(benzene)chromium (sublimated, under nitrogen)
Names
IUPAC name
Bis(benzene)chromium
Other names
di(benzene)chromium
dibenzenechromium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 215-042-7
RTECS number
  • GB5850000
  • InChI=1S/2C6H6.Cr/c2*1-2-4-6-5-3-1;/h2*1-6H;/q;-6;
    Key: IWCQVOVBDXJJDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • c1ccccc1.[Cr].c1ccccc1
Properties
Cr(C6H6)2
Molar mass 208.224 g·mol−1
Appearance brown-black crystals
Melting point 284 to 285 °C (543 to 545 °F; 557 to 558 K)
Boiling point Sublimes at 160 °C (320 °F; 433 K) in vacuum
insoluble
Solubility in other solvents slightly: benzene, THF
Structure
pseudooctahedral
0 D
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
flammable
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable
Warning
H228
P210, P240, P241, P280, P378
Flash point 82 °C; 180 °F; 355 K
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bis(benzene)chromium is the organometallic compound with the formula Cr(η6-C6H6)2. It is sometimes called dibenzenechromium. The compound played an important role in the development of sandwich compounds in organometallic chemistry and is the prototypical complex containing two arene ligands.