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Iron(0) pentacarbonyl

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>99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Iron(0) carbonyl, Pentacarbonyliron(0)

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Linear Formula:
Fe(CO)5
CAS Number:
13463-40-6
Molecular Weight:
195.90
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24871777
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
EC Number:
236-670-8
MDL number:
MFCD00011001

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Product Name

Iron(0) pentacarbonyl, >99.99% trace metals basis

InChI key

FYOFOKCECDGJBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/5CO.Fe/c5*1-2;

SMILES string

[Fe].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+].[C-]#[O+]

vapor density

6.74 (vs air)

vapor pressure

35 mmHg ( 25 °C)
40 mmHg ( 30.3 °C)

assay

>99.99% trace metals basis

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

122 °F

reaction suitability

core: iron
reagent type: catalyst

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refractive index

n20/D 1.5196 (lit.)

bp

103 °C (lit.)

mp

−20 °C (lit.)

density

1.49 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

greener alternative category

, Aligned

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

Chemical Synthesis of Monodisperse Magnetic Nanoparticles
Iron(0) pentacarbonyl can be used:
  • To fabricate Fe-based anode materials for high-performance aqueous secondary Ni−Fe batteries. It helps to achieve good safety, high power density, long term-life cycle, and high energy density.
  • As a precursor to synthesize highly stable, colloidal magnetic iron nanoparticles with narrow size distribution. These nanoparticles are potential candidates for MRI contrasting agents and magnetically separable catalysts.
  • To synthesize zero valent sustainable iron nanocatalysts for reduction reactions.

Reactant for:
  • Addition reactions
  • Decomposition via photolysis
  • Preparation of magnetic Fe onion-like fullerene micrometer-sized particles of narrow size distribution via thermal decomposition
  • Preparation of a heptanuclear iron carbonyl cluster used in catalytic hydrosilane reduction of carboxamides

  • Precursor for preparation of Fe nanoparticles for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under highly basic conditions

General description

Iron(0) pentacarbonyl is a straw-yellow to brilliant orange liquid soluble in organic solvents. It is widely used as a precursor for synthesizing iron oxide nanoparticles, which have applications in the field of energy conversion and storage due to their catalytic properties and ability to enhance electron transport.
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GHS02,GHS06

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

5.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-15 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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R A Toshkova et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 109(3), 394-399 (2006-09-19)
A purified saponin mixture (PSM) from Astragalus corniculatus Bieb. protected significantly hamsters against the experimental Graffi myeloid tumor. The application of PSM increased the survival rates, prolonged mean survival time and the tumor growth was markedly reduced. A purified saponin
Miguel D Ferrer et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 103(1), 69-76 (2009-11-04)
Our aim was to analyse the influence of variegate porphyria (VP) on the antioxidant defenses and markers of oxidative damage and inflammation in plasma and neutrophils and the effects of dietary supplementation with vitamins E and C on these parameters
Caixia Zhan et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 39(46), 11255-11262 (2010-10-23)
By using "click" chemistry between a diazide and a diiron model complex armed with two alkynyl groups, two polymeric diiron complexes (Poly-Py and Poly-Ph) were prepared. The two polymeric complexes were investigated using infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission
Ioan Silaghi-Dumitrescu et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(3), 901-906 (2008-01-01)
Density functional theory studies on a series of Fe2(CO)6(PX)2 derivatives show the tetrahedrane to be the most stable for the alkyl (X = Me, tBu), P-H (X = H), and chloro (X = Cl) derivatives. However, butterfly diradical and planar
H Ohoyama et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 115(40), 10888-10893 (2011-09-13)
The atomic alignment effect has been studied for the dissociative energy transfer reaction of metal carbonyls (Fe(CO)(5), Ni(CO)(4)) with the oriented Ar ((3)P(2), M(J) = 2). The emission intensity from the excited metal products (Fe*, Ni*) has been measured as
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