Bis(benzene)chromium

Bis(benzene)chromium
Names
	IUPAC name Bis(benzene)chromium
	Other names di(benzene)chromium; dibenzenechromium
Identifiers
CAS Number	1271-54-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10157111;
ECHA InfoCard	100.013.675
EC Number	215-042-7;
PubChem CID	11984611;
RTECS number	GB5850000;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40155402 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2C6H6.Cr/c21-2-4-6-5-3-1;/h21-6H;/q;-6; Key: IWCQVOVBDXJJDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES c1ccccc1.[Cr].c1ccccc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	Cr(C6H6)2
Molar mass	208.224 g·mol−1
Appearance	brown-black crystals
Melting point	284 to 285 °C (543 to 545 °F; 557 to 558 K)
Boiling point	Sublimes at 160 °C (320 °F; 433 K) in vacuum
Solubility in water	insoluble
Solubility in other solvents	slightly: benzene, THF
Structure
Coordination geometry	pseudooctahedral
Dipole moment	0 D
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	flammable
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H228
Precautionary statements	P210, P240, P241, P280, P378
Flash point	82 °C; 180 °F; 355 K
Related compounds
Related compounds	Metallocene; f-Block metallocene; Actinocene; Uranocene; Zirconocene; Vanadocene; Chromocene; Ferrocene; Plumbocene;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Bis(benzene)chromium is the organometallic compound with the formula Cr(η⁶-C₆H₆)₂. It is sometimes called dibenzenechromium. The compound played an important role in the development of sandwich compounds in organometallic chemistry and is the prototypical complex containing two arene ligands.

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