Chromium Orthoantimonichloride, CrSbCl8.10H2O, was obtained by Weinland and Feige in the form of grey hygroscopic plates, but Pfeiffer obtained it as dark green crystals, and showed that it was not a derivative of the ortho-acid, but should be formulated thus:
[SbCl6][Cr(OH2)4Cl2].6H2O. |