potassium dichromate

chemical compound
Class type of: chemical compound Q239729

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Has use
dye
Boiling point
+500
Canonical SMILES
[O-][Cr](=O)(=O)O[Cr](=O)(=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]
Chemical formula
K₂Cr₂O₇
Color
orange
Decomposition point
+500
Density
+2.676
Different from
potassium chromate
MCN code
2841.50.14
Mass
+293.773
Melting point
+398
Standard enthalpy of formation
-2033
Subject has role
corrosive substance, mordant
🏷️ Also known as
en Dipotassium dichromate en Potassium dichromate(VI) en potassium dichromate en Dipotassium dichromium heptaoxide en bichromate of potash en Chromium potassium oxide en Dichromic acid dipotassium salt en Dipotassium bichromate ar ثنائي كرومات البوتاسيوم cs dichroman draselný da Kaliumdikromat de Kaliumdichromat es bicromato de potasio es dicromato de potasio fa پتاسیم دی‌کرومات fi kaliumdikromaatti fr dichromate de potassium he אשלגן דיכרומט hi पोटासियम डाइक्रोमेट hu kálium-dikromát
🔖 Identifiers · 40
GND ID
4366110-5
OpenAlex ID
C2777567952
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Potassium dichromate crystals.jpg ↗
CAMEO Chemicals ID
4305
CAS Registry Number
7778-50-9
ChEBI ID
53444
ChemSpider ID
22910
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID705948
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID5025948
EC number
231-906-6
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.029.005
Freebase ID
/m/04dqcd
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
dicromat-de-potassi
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0202937
HCIS ID
3617
HSDB ID
1238
ICSC ID
1371
IEDB Epitope ID
119680
Interlingual Index ID
i115160
KEGG ID
C15227
MeSH descriptor ID
D011192
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777567952
NDF-RT ID
N0000176046
NSC number
77372
PesticideInfo chemical ID
PRI5259
Probes And Drugs ID
PD077496
PubChem CID
24502, 516855
Quora topic ID
Potassium-Dichromate
RTECS number
HX7680000
RxNorm CUI
8595
Römpp online ID
RD-11-00182
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID
materias/1193249
SureChEMBL ID
2085
UMLS CUI
C0032829
UniChem compound ID
729019
ZVG number
5280

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Has part(s) 3
Subject has role 2
Color 1
Crystal system 1
Different from 1
Has use 1
dye
Safety classification and labelling 1
Subclass of 1
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Summary

potassium dichromate is a type of chemical entity[1].

Key Facts

  • Canonical SMILES: [O-]Cr(=O)OCr(=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]Cr(=O)OCr(=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]">[2]
  • Chemical formula: K₂Cr₂O₇[3]
  • Subclass of: chemical compound[4]
  • Has use: dye[5]
  • Color: orange[6]
  • Has part(s): potassium[7], oxygen[8], chromium[9]
  • Crystal system: triclinic crystal system[10]
  • Different from: potassium chromate[11]
  • MCN code: 2841.50.14[12]
  • Density: {'amount': '+2.676'}[13]
  • Mass: {'amount': '+293.773'}[14]
  • Melting point: {'amount': '+398'}[15]
  • Boiling point: {'amount': '+500'}[16]
  • Decomposition point: {'amount': '+500'}[17]
  • Subject has role: corrosive substance[18], mordant[19]
  • Standard enthalpy of formation: {'amount': '-2033'}[20]
  • Safety classification and labelling: NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[21], Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008[22]

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  1. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 5280
    "Changed claim: ZVG number: 5280, см. / see autofix на / on P679"
  2. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → 293.773
    Has use → dye
    Safety classification and labelling → NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Haza, Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
    Has part(s) → potassium, oxygen, chromium
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: ZVG number: 005280, batch #275042"
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