Reinecke salt
(also Reinecke's salt) Chemistry
noun
A complex salt containing chromium, which forms red crystals and is used synthetically and analytically to precipitate large organic cations.
- Systematic name: ammonium diamminetetrakis(isothiocyanato)chromate (iii); NH4[Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2].H2O..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.