Chromium(III) acetylacetonate
Protocols evaluated by Rita C. C. Duarte, on 2014 / 08
Product applications
Chromium(III) acetylacetonate is used as glass pigment, drying agent and as a catalyst for inorganic syntheses.1,2 It is also used to improve the sensitivity of quantitative spectroscopy of 13C.3
References:
(1) Amspec – Chromic acetylacetonate, http://www.amspec.net/products/metalorganics/chromic-acetylacetonate/ (accessed December 2015).
(2) Xu, L.; Trudell, M.L. A mild and efficient oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones with periodic acid catalyzed by chromium(III) acetylacetonate. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 2553-2555.
(3) Caytan, E.; Remaud, G.S.; Tenailleau, E.; Akoka, S. Precise and accurate quantitative 13C NMR with reduced experimental time. Talanta 2007, 71, 1016-1021.
