Reaction of chromyl chloride with donor molecules

Abstract

Reaction of chromyl chloride with various donor molecules led to solid products of compositions CrO2Cl2.2D (D = acetone or dimethylsulfoxide), 2CrO2Cl2.3D (D = tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxan, or 4-picoline), CrO2Cl2.D (D = diethyl ether, triphenylphosphine, or triphenylarsine), and 2CrO2Cl2.(C6H5)3N. Acetonitrile failed to react. Infrared and ultraviolet spectra, X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements, and the organic products obtained on hydrolysis were interpreted as showing that none of these complexes are Lewis adducts of chromyl chloride, but that all contain chromium(IV).