Etard reactions. I. Nature of complexes and their reactions with some oxygen and nitrogen donor molecules
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Dilute carbon tetrachloride solutions of chromyl chloride and toluene react to form a product of empirical composition, C6H5CH3•2CrO2Cl2 (1). On refluxing 1 with carbon tetrachloride solutions of pyridine, α-picoline, acetonitrile, dioxan, tetrahydrofuran, and triethylamine, adducts of approximate compositions C6H5CH3•2CrO2Cl2•2D (D = donor molecule) are obtained.Results of magnetic susceptibility, infrared, and preliminary X-ray observations are discussed. Possible structures for 1 and for the ternary adducts are described.