CHROMIUM (II) ACETATE

deep red powder(s) or monoclinic crystal(s); easily oxidized, especially when moist, to chromic acetate; also listed as the dimer, CAS RN 14976-80-8; uses: preparation of other Cr salts, to absorb O2 in gas analyses [MER06] [ALD94]

Mildly toxic by ingestion. The anhydrous acetate ignites spontaneously in air. See also CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.