Barium ferrate

Barium ferrate
Structural formula of barium(2+)
Structural formula of barium(2+)
Wireframe model of aromatised ferrate
Wireframe model of aromatised ferrate
Names
IUPAC name
Barium ferrate(VI)
Other names
Barium ferrate(2-)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Ba.Fe.4O/q+2;;;;2*-1 ☒N
    Key: JFTTYFWNHKVEMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • [Ba++].[O-][Fe]([O-])(=O)=O
Properties
BaFeO4
Molar mass 257,1646 g/mol
Appearance Dark red, opaque crystals
insoluble
Structure
orthorhombic
Pnma, No. 62[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Barium ferrate is the chemical compound of formula BaFeO4. This is a rare compound containing iron in the +6 oxidation state.[2] The ferrate(VI) ion has two unpaired electrons, making it paramagnetic.[3] It is isostructural with BaSO4, and contains the tetrahedral [FeO4]2− anion.[4]

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  2. ^ Briggs, J. G. R. (2005). Longman A-level course in chemistry (4th ed.). Pearson Education South Asia. p. 536. ISBN 978-981-4105-08-8.
  3. ^ Wiberg, Egon; Wiberg, Nils; Holleman, Arnold (2001). Inorganic chemistry. Academic Press. pp. 1457–1458. ISBN 978-0-12-352651-9.
  4. ^ Wells, A.F. (1986). Structural inorganic chemistry (5th ed.). Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-855370-0.