F6129

Iron(III) citrate

technical grade

• Synonym(s): Ferric citrate, Iron(III) citrate, Iron(III) citrate hydrate
• 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

Properties

• 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

Description

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.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)