Copper chromite

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Copper chromite
Spinel.GIF
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 235-000-1
PubChem CID
UNII
  • Key: JGDFBJMWFLXCLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1S/2Cr.2Cu.5O
  • O=[Cr]O[Cr]=O.O=[Cu].O=[Cu]
Properties
Cu2Cr2O5
Molar mass 311.0812 g/mol
Appearancegrey powder
Density 5.42 g/cm3 [1]
Hazards
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu) [2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu) [2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
TWA 100 mg/m3 (as Cu) [2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Copper chromite often refers to inorganic compounds with the formula Cu2Cr2Ox. They are black solids. Cu2Cr2O4 is a well-defined material. The other copper chromite often is described as Cu2Cr2O5. It is used to catalyze reactions in organic chemistry. [3]

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History

Copper chromite was first described in 1908. [4] The catalyst was further developed by Homer Burton Adkins and Wilbur Arthur Lazier, partly based on interrogation of German chemists after World War II in relation to the Fischer–Tropsch process. [5] [6] For this reason it is sometimes referred to as the Adkins catalyst or the Lazier catalyst. Adkins was the first to incorporate barium into the structure, which prevents the catalyst from being reduced to an inactive form during hydrogenation reactions. [7]

Chemical structures

The stoichiometry of the Laziar or Adkins catalyst is not well defined, thus the structure of their material is not defined either. [8]

The oxidation states for the constituent metals in Cu2Cr2O4 are Cu(II) and Cr(III). [9] A variety of compositions are recognized for the substance, including Cu2CrO4·CuO·BaCrO4 (CAS# 99328-50-4), Cu2Cr2O5 (CAS# 12053-18-8), and Cr2CuO4. [10] Commercial samples often contain barium oxide and other components.

Production

Copper chromites catalyst are produced by thermal decomposition of diverse precursors. The traditional method is by the calcining of copper chromate: [11]

2 CuCrO4 → 2 CuCrO3 + O2

Copper barium ammonium chromate is the most commonly used substance for production of copper chromite. The resulting copper chromite mixture produced by this method can only be used in procedures that contain materials inert to barium, as barium is a product of the decomposition of copper barium ammonium chromate, and is thus present in the resulting mixture. The by-product copper oxide is removed using an acetic acid extraction, consisting of washing with the acid, decantation and then heat drying of the remaining solid to yield isolated copper chromite. Copper chromite is produced by the exposure of copper barium ammonium chromate to temperatures of 350-450 °C, generally by a muffle furnace: [5]

Ba
2Cu
2(NH
4)
2(CrO
4)
5 → CrCuO
3 + CuO + 2 Ba + 4 H
2O + 4 Cr + N
2 + 6 O
2

Copper ammonium chromate is also used for production of copper chromite. It is generally utilized as an alternative to the route of barium ammonium chromate for usage in chemicals reactive with barium. This can also be washed with acetic acid and dried to remove impurities. Copper chromite is produced through the exposure of copper ammonium chromate to temperatures of 350-450 °C:

Cu(NH
4)
2(CrO
4)
2 → CrCuO
3 + CrO + 4 H
2O + N
2

An active copper chromite catalyst which includes barium in its structure can be prepared from a solution containing barium nitrate, copper(II) nitrate, and ammonium chromate. When these compounds are mixed a resulting precipitate is formed. This solid product is then calcined at 350–400 °C to yield the catalyst: [11]

Cu(NO3)2 + Ba(NO3)2 + (NH4)2CrO4 → CuCr2O4·BaCr2O4

Illustrative reactions

Conversion of dimethyl ester of sebacic acid to cyclodecanediol by acyloin condensation followed by hydrogenation using a copper chromite catalyst. Me2sabacateTocycloC10diol.svg
Conversion of dimethyl ester of sebacic acid to cyclodecanediol by acyloin condensation followed by hydrogenation using a copper chromite catalyst.
RCO2CH3 + 2 H2 → RCH2OH + HOCH3

In some cases, alkene groups are hydrogenated.

Reactions involving hydrogen are conducted at relatively high gas pressure (135 atm) and high temperatures (150–300 °C) in a so-called hydrogenation bomb. More active catalysts, such as W-6 grade Raney nickel, also catalyze hydrogenations such as ester reductions. The latter catalyst benefits from requiring less vigorous conditions (i.e., it works at room temperature under similar hydrogenation pressures) but requires a higher ratio of catalyst to reagents. [12]

See also

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