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Ferric oxalate

Ferric oxalate structure

CAS No:
2944-66-3
Formula:
C6Fe2O12
Chemical Name:
Ferric oxalate
Synonyms:
Iron,[μ-[ethanedioato(2-)-κO1,κO2′:κO1′,κO2]]bis[ethanedioato(2-)-κO1,κO2]di-;Oxalic acid,iron(3+) salt (3:2);Iron,[μ-[ethanedioato(2-)-O,O′′′:O′,O′′]]bis[ethanedioato(2-)-O,O′]di-;Ferric oxalate;Sanodal Gold 4N;Iron oxalate (Fe2(C2O4)3);Iron,tris[ethanedioato(2-)]di-;Iron(III) oxalate;10112-45-5;23285-61-2;59683-70-4;64297-25-2
Categories:
Pharmaceutical Intermediates > Bulk Drug Intermediates

Description

Pale-yellow amorphous scales or powder; odorless. Decomposes on heating to 100C. Soluble in water and acids; insoluble in alkali. Combustible.

A strong dicarboxylic acid occurring in many plants and vegetables. It is produced in the body by metabolism of glyoxylic acid or ascorbic acid. It is not metabolized but excreted in the urine. It is used as an analytical reagent and general reducing agent.

Ferric oxalate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

375.747

Exact Mass：

375.808868

EC Number：

239-948-7

UNII：

DTJ9P8AB5L

Characteristics

PSA：

240.78000

XLogP3：

-10.54640

Boiling Point：

365.1ºC at 760mmHg

Flash Point：

188.8ºC

Safety Information

GHS Classification：

|Warning|H302 (100%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]|P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P312, P322, P330, P363, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 2 companies from 2 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Drug Information

MeSH：

Materials that add an electron to an element or compound, that is, decrease the positiveness of its valence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) (See all compounds classified as Reducing Agents.)

MeSH Entry Terms：

Acid, Oxalic

Ferric oxalate Use and Manufacturing

Uses

Catalyst in making O2, silvertone photographic printing papers.

Manufacturing Info：

Iron, [.mu.-[ethanedioato(2-)-.kappa.O1,.kappa.O2':.kappa.O1',.kappa.O2]]bis[ethanedioato(2-)-.kappa.O1,.kappa.O2]di-: ACTIVE

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:375.75
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:12
Exact Mass:375.808847
Monoisotopic Mass:375.808847
Topological Polar Surface Area:241
Heavy Atom Count:20
Complexity:60.5
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:5
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes