Diiron nonacarbonyl

Diiron nonacarbonyl
Diiron nonacarbonyl	Diiron nonacarbonyl
Names
	IUPAC name Diiron nonacarbonyl, tri-μ-carbonyl-bis(tricarbonyliron)(Fe—Fe)
	Other names Iron enneacarbonyl
Identifiers
CAS Number	15321-51-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4807522 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.035.765
EC Number	239-359-5;
PubChem CID	6096993;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50934700 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/9CO.2Fe/c91-2;; Key: JCXLZXJCZPKTBW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/9CO.2Fe/c91-2;; Key: JCXLZXJCZPKTBW-UHFFFAOYAN;
	SMILES O=C1[Fe]2(=C=O)(=C=O)(=C=O)C(=O)[Fe]1(=C=O)(=C=O)(=C=O)C2=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	Fe2C9O9
Molar mass	363.78 g/mol
Appearance	orange crystals
Density	2.08 g/cm3
Melting point	decomposes at 100 °C
Solubility in water	insoluble, does not react with water
Structure
Dipole moment	0 D
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Toxic, flammable
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Related compounds
Related iron carbonyls	Iron pentacarbonyl; Triiron dodecacarbonyl
Related compounds	Dimanganese decacarbonyl; Dicobalt octacarbonyl
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Diiron nonacarbonyl is an organometallic compound with the formula Fe₂(CO)₉. This metal carbonyl is an important reagent in organometallic chemistry and of occasional use in organic synthesis.^[3] It is a more reactive source of Fe(0) than Fe(CO)₅. This micaceous orange solid is virtually insoluble in all common solvents.

^ Dewar, J., & Jones, H. O. (1907). On a New Iron Carbonyl, and on the Action of Light and of Heat on the Iron Carbonyls. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 79(527), 66–80. doi:10.1098/rspa.1907.0015
^ Diiron nonacarbonyl, reactivity
^ Elschenbroich, C.; Salzer, A. ”Organometallics : A Concise Introduction” (2nd Ed) (1992) Wiley-VCH: Weinheim. ISBN 3-527-28165-7