chromium

• Formula: Cr
• Molecular weight: 51.9961
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Cr Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VYZAMTAEIAYCRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-47-3
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

View reactions leading to Cr⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cr⁺ + Cr = (Cr⁺ • Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 2Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 2Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 3Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 3Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 4Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 4Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 5Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 5Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 6Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 6Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 7Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 7Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 8Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 8Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 9Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 9Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 10Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 10) +  = ( • 11)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 10Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 11Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 11) +  = ( • 12)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 11Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 12Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 12) +  = ( • 13)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 12Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 13Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 13) +  = ( • 14)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 13Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 14Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 14) +  = ( • 15)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 14Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 15Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 15) +  = ( • 16)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 15Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 16Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 16) +  = ( • 17)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 16Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 17Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 17) +  = ( • 18)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 17Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 18Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 18) +  = ( • 19)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 18Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 19Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

( • 19) +  = ( • 20)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • 19Cr) + Cr = (Cr⁺ • 20Cr)

Enthalpy of reaction

References

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Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Bilodeau, Scheer, et al., 1998
Bilodeau, R.C.; Scheer, M.; Haugen, H.K., Infrared Laser Photodetachment of Transition Metal Negative Ions: Studies on Cr-, Mo-, Cu-, and Ag-, J. Phys. B: Atom. Mol. Opt. Phys., 1998, 31, 17, 3885-3891, https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/31/17/013 . [all data]

Bengali, Casey, et al., 1992
Bengali, A.A.; Casey, S.M.; Cheng, C.-L.; Dick, J.P.; Fenn, T.; Villaalta, P.W.; Leopold, D.G., Negative Ion Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Coordinatively Unsaturated Group VI Metal Carbonyls: Cr(CO)3, Mo(CO)3, and W(CO)3, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 13, 5257, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00039a043 . [all data]

Feigerle, Corderman, et al., 1981
Feigerle, C.S.; Corderman, R.R.; Bobashev, S.V.; Lineberger, W.C., Binding Energies and Structure of Transition Metal Negative Ions, J. Chem. Phys., 1981, 74, 3, 1580, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.441289 . [all data]

Feldmann, Rackwitx, et al., 1977
Feldmann, D.; Rackwitx, R.; Heinicke, E.; Kaiser, H.J., Photodetachment of Some Atomic Negative Ions: P-, As-, Sb-, Te-, Cr-, Ni-, Z. Physik A., 1977, 282, 2, 143-148, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01408156 . [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Sugar and Corliss, 1985
Sugar, J.; Corliss, C., Atomic energy levels of the iron period elements: Potassium through nickel, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1985, 14. [all data]

Balducci, Gigli, et al., 1981
Balducci, G.; Gigli, G.; Guido, M., Dissociation energies of the molecules CrPO₂(g) and CoO(g) by high-temperature mass spectrometry, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1981, 77, 1107. [all data]

Dyke, Fayad, et al., 1979
Dyke, J.M.; Fayad, N.K.; Morris, A.; Trickle, I.R., Gas-phase He I photoelectron spectra of some transition metals: Cu, Ag, Au, Cr and Mn, J. Phys. B:, 1979, 12, 2985. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]

Houriet and Vulpius, 1989
Houriet, R.; Vulpius, T., Formation of Metal Cluster Ions by Gas - Phase Ion - Molecule Reactions: the Bond Energies of Cr2+ and Mn2+, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1989, 154, 5, 454, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(89)87130-1 . [all data]

Hilpert and Ruthardt, 1987
Hilpert, K.; Ruthardt, K., Determination of the dissociation energy of the Cr₂ molecule, Ber. Bunsen-Ges. Phys. Chem., 1987, 91, 724. [all data]

Armentrout and Kickel, 1994
Armentrout, P.B.; Kickel, B.L., Gas Phase Thermochemistry of Transition Metal Ligand Systems: Reassessment of Values and Periodic Trends, in Organometallic Ion Chemistry, B. S. Freiser, ed, 1994. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  T	Temperature
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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