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Chromium carbonyl also known as chromium hexacarbonyl is the chemical compound with the formula Cr(CO)6. At room temperature the solid is stable to air although it does have a high vapor pressure and sublimes readily. Cr(CO)6 is zerovalent meaning that Cr has an oxidation state of zero and it is called a homoleptic complex which means that all the ligands are the same. The complex is octahedral with Cr-C and C-O distances of 1.91 and 1.14 Å respectively.

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IUPAC name
Hexacarbonylchromium

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