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Pyridinium dichromate

98%

Synonym(s):

PDC

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H10N2 · H2Cr2O7
CAS Number:
20039-37-6
Molecular Weight:
376.20
EC Number:
243-478-8
MDL number:
MFCD00013105
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24852846
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

assay

98%

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

mp

152-153 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

c1ccncc1.c2ccncc2.O[Cr](=O)(=O)O[Cr](O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/2C5H5N.2Cr.2H2O.5O/c2*1-2-4-6-5-3-1;;;;;;;;;/h2*1-5H;;;2*1H2;;;;;/q;;2*+1;;;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

RCBVKBFIWMOMHF-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Pyridinium dichromate is a pyridinium salt and strong oxidizing agent to convert primary alcohols and secondary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones respectively.

Application

Oxidizing agent for conversion of primary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, acetals to esters, and didehydroketones to enones in the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (cat. no. 213128).

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

4.1A - Other explosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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