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Iron(II) chloride

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98%

Synonym(s):

Ferrous chloride, Iron dichloride

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Linear Formula:
FeCl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.75
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: iron
reagent type: catalyst
reaction type: Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)

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Catalysis
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677 °C (lit.)

density

3.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

greener alternative category

SMILES string

Cl[Fe]Cl

InChI

1S/2ClH.Fe/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

NMCUIPGRVMDVDB-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Iron(II) chloride can be used to catalyze:
  • The preparation of Grignard compounds, such as 1-naphthylmagnesium chloride.
  • The selective oxidation of 2,4,6-trimethylphenol (2,4,6-TMP) to 3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (DMHB) in the presence of acetoxime.
  • Raney-type catalysts modified with FeCl2 show enhanced selective hydrogenation of an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde to an unsaturated alcohol.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

does not flash

Flash Point(C)

does not flash

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Liquid-phase Selective Hydrogenation of an Aliphatic ?, ?-Unsaturated Aldehyde over Raney Cobalt Catalyst Modified with Ferrous Chloride.
Hotta K, et al.
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 42(5), 1447-1449 (1969)
Transition metal catalyzed preparation of Grignard compounds.
Bogdanovic B, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 39(24), 4610-4612 (2000)
2, 4, 6-Trimethylphenol oxidation with ferrous chloride catalyst: Effect of acetoxime addition.
Li K, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 241(1-2), 72-78 (2005)
Gustavo A Molina et al.
Polymers, 12(4) (2020-04-15)
In this study, new polyurethanes (PUs) were prepared by using inulin and polycaprolactone as polyols. Their structure and morphology were determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman dispersive spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR and 13C NMR), and
Angéla Hajdú et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 94, 242-249 (2012-03-01)
Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) were prepared by alkaline hydrolysis of Fe(II) and Fe(III) chlorides. Adsorption of polyacrylic acid (PAA) on MNPs was measured at pH=6.5±0.3 and I=0.01 M (NaCl) to find the optimal PAA amount for MNP stabilization under physiological conditions.

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