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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
EC Number:
222-536-6
MDL number:
MFCD00013098
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
57654187
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

technical grade

form

powder

composition

Fe, 16.5-18.5%

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

application(s)

battery manufacturing

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

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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 Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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P Senthil Kumar et al.
ACS omega, 3(3), 3036-3044 (2018-07-20)
Pristine trivanadate (LiV3O8) and doped lithium trivanadate (LiV3-x M x O8, M = Zn/Co/Fe/Sn/Ti/Zr/Nb/Mo, x = 0.01/0.05/0.1 M) compounds were prepared by a simple reflux method in the presence of the polymer, Pluronic P123, as the chelating agent. For comparison
Jianguo Guan et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 46(35), 6605-6607 (2010-08-18)
We present a simple and effective heterogeneous contraction method to fabricate hollow spheres with controllable interior structures (ranging from solid, simple hollow to core-in-hollow-wall, double-wall hollow and core-in-double-hollow-wall spheres) by a non-equilibrium heat-treatment process of gel precursors with a high
Tatsuya Fukushima et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(42), 16829-16834 (2012-10-03)
Citrate is a common biomolecule that chelates Fe(III). Many bacteria and plants use ferric citrate to fulfill their nutritional requirement for iron. Only the Escherichia coli ferric citrate outer-membrane transport protein FecA has been characterized; little is known about other
Akio Iida et al.
American journal of nephrology, 37(4), 346-358 (2013-04-04)
Ferric citrate hydrate (JTT-751) is being developed as a treatment for hyperphosphatemia in chronic kidney disease patients, and shows serum phosphorus-reducing effects on hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients. We examined whether JTT-751 could reduce phosphorus absorption in normal rats and prevent
Guus A M Kortman et al.
PloS one, 7(1), e29968-e29968 (2012-01-25)
Recent trials have questioned the safety of untargeted oral iron supplementation in developing regions. Excess of luminal iron could select for enteric pathogens at the expense of beneficial commensals in the human gut microflora, thereby increasing the incidence of infectious
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