Iron(III) acetate[1]
Names
IUPAC name
iron(III) acetate
Other names
basic iron(III) acetate , iron(III) oxyacetate, iron(III) Acetate
Identifiers
ChemSpider
UNII
InChI=1/3C2H4O2.Fe/c3*1-2(3)4;/h3*1H3,(H,3,4);/q;;;+3/p-3
Key: PVFSDGKDKFSOTB-DFZHHIFOAZ
CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Fe+3]
coordination complex: O1[C-](C)O[Fe+3]6([O-2]23)([OH2])(O[C-](C)O4)O[C-](C)O[Fe+3]24([OH2])(O[C-](C)O5)O[C-](C)O[Fe+3]135([OH2])O[C-]C(C)O6
Properties
C14 H27 Fe3 O18
Molar mass
650.9 g/mol
Appearance
brownish-red powder
Insoluble
Solubility
soluble in ethanol [2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Ferric acetate is the acetate salt of the coordination complex [Fe3 O(OAc)6 (H2 O)3 ]+ (OAc− is CH3 CO2 − ). Commonly the salt is known as "basic iron acetate".[3] The formation of the red-brown complex was once used as a test for ferric ions.[4]
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