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267953

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Iron

powder, <10 μm, ≥99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Fe

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
Fe
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
55.85
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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Quality Level

Assay

≥99.9% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: iron
reagent type: catalyst

resistivity

9.71 μΩ-cm

particle size

<10 μm

bp

2750 °C (lit.)

mp

1535 °C (lit.)

density

7.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Fe]

InChI

1S/Fe

InChI key

XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Iron powder is commonly used as the catalyst for a wide variety of organic transformations. Applications include:
  • Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds to aromatic amines.[1][2]
  • Iron-mediated polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in the presence of a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent, 2-cyanoprop-2-yl 1-dithionaphthalate (CPDN).[3]
  • Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives.[4]
  • Conversion of ketoximes to the corresponding ketones by treatment with iron powder.[5]
  • Iron-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of imidazoles with vinyl bromides and vinyl chlorides.[6]

Pictograms

Flame

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 2 - Self-heat. 2

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

69.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

21 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Zero-valent iron/RAFT agent-mediated polymerization of methyl methacrylate at ambient temperature.
Zhang Z, et al.
Macromolecules, 43(19), 7979-7984 (2010)
An expedient reductive method for conversion of ketoximes to the corresponding carbonyl compounds.
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Questions

  1. Do you supply assay with your iron, what is size range of powder, morphology etc

    1 answer
    1. The particle morphology is not determined. The minimum purity of this material is 99.9% and the maximum particle size is 10 um. This information is lot specific and reported in the Certificate of Analysis. Please see the link below to review a sample or lot specific Certificate:
      https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/product/aldrich/267953#product-documentation

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