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Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)

ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Potassium ferricyanide, Red prussiate

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Linear Formula:
K3Fe(CN)6
CAS Number:
13746-66-2
Molecular Weight:
329.24
EC Number:
237-323-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011392
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329752474
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Assay

≥99.0%

form

powder or crystals

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: iron

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

pH

6-9 (25 °C, 329 g/L)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.01%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.05%

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[K+].[K+].[K+].N#C[Fe-3](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N

InChI

1S/6CN.Fe.3K/c6*1-2;;;;/q;;;;;;-3;3*+1

InChI key

MIMJFNVDBPUTPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) (Potassium ferricyanide) can be prepared by the anodic oxidation of K4[Fe(CN)6].

Application

Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) [Potassium ferricyanide] has been used as an oxidant in the preparation of diethidium and di-mito-ethidium. It reacts with cobalt chloride hexahydrate to afford CoHCF (Cobalt hexacyanoferrate) nanoparticles.
It may be employed as an oxidizing agent during the fabrication of glucose conductometric biosensor.

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2

Supplementary Hazards

EUH032

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 291-291 (1994)
Glucose conductometric biosensor with potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) as an oxidizing agent.
Dzyadevich SV, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 374(1), 11-18 (1998)
Macro-micro relationship in nanostructured functional
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Methods for the detection and quantitation of hydroethidine (HE) and its oxidation products by HPLC analysis are described. Synthetic methods for preparation of authentic standards (2-hydroxyethidium and diethidium) are provided. Potential applications of the HPLC methods to chemical and biological
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