Chromyl chloride (14977-61-8)

  Chromyl chloride with cas registry number of 14977-61-8 is also known as Chlorochromic anhydride ; Chlorure de chromyle ; Chlorure de chromyle [French] ; Chromic oxychloride ; Chromium (VI) dioxychloride ; Chromium chloride oxide ; Chromium chloride oxide (CrO₂Cl₂) ; Chromium dichloride dioxide ; Chromium dioxide dichloride ; Chromium oxychloride (CrO₂Cl₂) ; Chromium(VI) dioxychloride ; Chromium, dichlorodioxo- ; Chromoxychlorid ; Chromoxychlorid [German] ; Chromyl chloride (CrO₂Cl₂) ; Chromylchlorid ; Chromylchlorid [German] ; Chroomoxychloride ; Chroomoxychloride [Dutch] ; Chromium oxychloride [UN1758] [Corrosive] ; Chromyl chloride [Chromium and chromium compounds] ; Cromile, cloruro di ; Cromile, cloruro di [Italian] ; Cromo, ossicloruro di ; Cromo, ossicloruro di [Italian] ; Chromium, dichlorodioxo-, (T-4)- ; Chromyl dichloride ; Dichlorodioxochromium ; Dioxodichlorochromium ; HSDB 990 ; Oxychlorure chromique ; Oxychlorure chromique [French] ; UN1758 . It is a dark red fuming liquid with a pungent odor. Chromyl chloride is a powerful and often violent oxidizing agent and reacts readily with many inorganic and organic materials in the absence of a dilutent. It can also used as solvent for chromic acid, chromium complex,  dyes in organic synthesis. It can react with water to release hydrochloric acid and hexavalent chromium . It is incompatible with water , reducing agents, alcohols.

Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory. Chromium and its compounds are on the Community Right-To-Know List.