Potassium chlorochromate

Potassium chlorochromate
Names
	Other names Potassium trioxochlorochromate, Peligot's salt, Péligot's salt
Identifiers
CAS Number	16037-50-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.036.506
PubChem CID	23689123;
	InChI InChI=1S/ClH.Cr.K.3O/h1H;;;;;/q;;+1;;;/p-1 Key: PEBPTQFCMJWPGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M;
	SMILES O=[Cr](=O)=O.[Cl-].[K+];
Properties
Chemical formula	KCrO3Cl
Molar mass	174,5472 g/mol
Appearance	orange solid
Density	2.5228 g/cm3
Solubility in water	Soluble
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Highly toxic, corrosive, carcinogenic
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Potassium chlorochromate is an inorganic compound with the formula KCrO₃Cl. It is the potassium salt of chlorochromate, [CrO₃Cl]⁻. It is a water-soluble orange compound is used occasionally for oxidation of organic compounds. It is sometimes called Péligot's salt, in recognition of its discoverer Eugène-Melchior Péligot.

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