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Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate

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≥99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Ferric chloride hexahydrate, Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
FeCl3·6H2O
CAS Number:
10025-77-1
Molecular Weight:
270.30

description

product type - High purity Salts

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder or crystals

impurities

(≤100ppm trace metals basis)

mp

37 °C

solubility

water: soluble

anion traces

nitrate (NO3-): ≤20 ppm
sulfate (SO42-): ≤20 ppm

cation traces

Al: ≤10 ppm
B: ≤10 ppm
Ba: ≤10 ppm
Ca: ≤10 ppm
Co: ≤10 ppm
Cr: ≤10 ppm
Cu: ≤10 ppm
K: ≤10 ppm
Mg: ≤10 ppm
Mn: ≤10 ppm
Na: ≤10 ppm
Ni: ≤10 ppm
Pb: ≤10 ppm
Si: ≤10 ppm
Ti: ≤10 ppm
Zn: ≤10 ppm

SMILES string

Cl[Fe](Cl)Cl.O

InChI

InChI=1S/3ClH.Fe.6H2O/h3*1H;;6*1H2/q;;;+3;;;;;;/p-3

InChI key

NQXWGWZJXJUMQB-UHFFFAOYSA-K

General description

Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate is a compound that demonstrates paramagnetic behavior because of the existence of unpaired electrons in its 3d orbitals. It possesses hygroscopic properties and exhibits a mild oxidizing characteristic. Additionally, it acts as a mild Lewis acid, with water ligands acting as quenchers by binding to the Fe(III) ion. When reacted with copper(I) chloride,Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate acts as a one-electron oxidant, resulting in the formation of copper(II) chloride and iron(II) chloride.

Application

Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate can be used:


- To synthesize a trimetallic Metal–Organic Frameworks (Fe/Ni/Co/(Mn)-MIL-53) by solvothermal method as a electrocatalyst that exhibits a volcano-type oxygen evolution reaction (OER)activity as a function of compositions.


- To synthesis Fe(III) based MOF such as MIL-53(Fe) by solovothermal method.These MOFs have demonstrated promising photocatalytic properties for both the reduction of Cr(VI) and the oxidation of dyes . Furthermore, they have shown potential in the degradation of organic pollutants when exposed to visible LED light, with persulfate serving as a mediator.


- To synthesize of Magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles by wet chemical reduction method.Additionally, monodisperse Fe3O4/C core-shell nanosheets can be synthesized using the carbothermal reduction method for greatly improved microwave absorption.


- To synthesize of Fe3O4@rGO composite electrodes with a core-void-shell structure for Lithium-ion batteries.The resulting electrodes exhibit enhanced electrochemical performance, surpassing that of electrodes based solely on the bare Fe3O4 material. Notable improvements include higher discharge-charge capacity, improved cycling stability, and enhanced rate capability.

Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate serves as a crucial precursor for the synthesis of iron-based composites utilized in wastewater treatment applications. These composites demonstrate excellent potential for effectively treating wastewater and removing contaminants.

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H315,H318

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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Yun Liu et al.
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 10(19), 16511-16520 (2018-04-20)
This paper demonstrates a facile and low-cost carbothermal reduction preparation of monodisperse Fe3O4/C core-shell nanosheets (NSs) for greatly improved microwave absorption. In this protocol, the redox reaction between sheet-like hematite (α-Fe2O3) precursors and acetone under inert atmosphere and elevated temperature
A high-performance anode for lithium ion batteries: Fe3O4 microspheres encapsulated in hollow graphene shells
Jiang, Y et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 3, 11847-11856 (2015)
Magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles synthesis by wet chemical reduction and their characterization.
S H Chaki, et al.
Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 6 (2105)
Fei-Long Li et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 57(7), 1888-1892 (2017-11-21)
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of promising materials for diverse heterogeneous catalysis, but they are usually not directly employed for oxygen evolution electrocatalysis. Most reports focus on using MOFs as templates to in situ create efficient electrocatalysts through annealing. Herein
Ruowen Liang et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 287, 364-372 (2015-02-14)
A bifunctional photocatalyst-Fe-benzenedicarboxylate (MIL-53(Fe)) has been synthesized successfully via a facile solvothermal method. The resulting MIL-53(Fe) photocatalyst exhibited an excellent visible light (λ≥ 420nm) photocatalytic activity for the reduction of Cr(VI), the reduction rate have reached about 100% after 40min

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