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Iron(III) citrate

technical grade

Synonym(s):

Ferric citrate, Iron(III) citrate, Iron(III) citrate hydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H5FeO7
CAS Number:
3522-50-7
Molecular Weight:
244.94
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
57654187
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
222-536-6
MDL number:
MFCD00013098
Grade:
technical grade
Form:
powder
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grade

technical grade

Quality Segment

300

form

powder

composition

Fe, 16.5-18.5%

reaction suitability

core: iron

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

SMILES string

OC12CC(=O)O[Fe](OC(=O)C1)OC2=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O7.Fe/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);/q;+3/p-3

InChI key

NPFOYSMITVOQOS-UHFFFAOYSA-K

General description

Iron(III) citrate technical grade is a brown to dark orangepowder. It is soluble in water, but insoluble in most organics includingalcohols. The powder is sensitive to light; like many iron carboxylates, bluelight photo-reduces iron(III) citrate, forming the Fe2+ ion andconcomitantly oxidizing the carboxyl group to yield carbon dioxide. Iron(III)citrate thermally decomposes to α-Fe2O3 at 460 °C.

Application

Iron(III) citrate is a synthetic precursor for iron-containing compounds. It is commonly used to prepare Fe3O4 nanoparticles or Fe3O4-nanocomposites by hydrothermal methods and Fe2O3 materials by thermal decomposition and sol-gel processing. Iron(III) citrate is well-suited to sol-gel processing because of its high solubility in water and low solubility inorganic phases. Consequently, iron(III) citrate is an important precursor in the synthesis of iron-doped and iron-containing metal oxides studied for lithium-ion battery cathodes.

It can also be used in the degradation of tetracycline for the treatment of polluted water.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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