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Chromium hexacarbonyl
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<p>Chromium hexacarbonyl (<a href="/facts/IUPAC/2AV6myCK">IUPAC</a> name: hexacarbonylchromium) is a chromium(0) <a href="/facts/Organometallic_compound/bhqFz2P0">organometallic compound</a> with the formula <a href="/facts/Chromium/6sVk6Uu7">Cr</a>(<a href="/facts/Carbon_monoxide/CKuLtEMJ">CO</a>)6. It is a <a href="/facts/Homoleptic/QjKkfHqS">homoleptic</a> <a href="/facts/Coordination_complex/1tCyeQUm">complex</a>, which means that all the <a href="/facts/Ligand/6etB3qeW">ligands</a> are identical. It is a colorless <a href="/facts/Crystalline/e2R2mk3E">crystalline</a> air-stable solid, with a high <a href="/facts/Vapor_pressure/whrEr96T">vapor pressure</a>. </p>