Ferrate(VI)

Ferrate(VI)
Aromatic skeletal formula of ferrate

Solutions of ferrate (left)
and permanganate (right)
Names
IUPAC name
Ferrate(VI)
Systematic IUPAC name
Tetraoxoironbis(olate)[citation needed]
Other names
[FeO4]2-
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
2055
  • InChI=1S/Fe.4O/q;;;2*-1 checkY
    Key: XGBDPAYTQGQHEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/Fe.4O/q;;;2*-1/rFeO4/c2-1(3,4)5/q-2
    Key: XGBDPAYTQGQHEW-WTZHFVRHAI
  • [O-][Fe]([O-])(=O)=O
  • [O-][Fe](=O)(=O)[O-]
Properties
[FeO4]2-
Molar mass 119.843 g mol−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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Ferrate(VI) is the inorganic anion with the chemical formula [FeO4]2−. It is photosensitive, contributes a pale violet colour to compounds and solutions containing it and is one of the strongest water-stable oxidizing species known. Although it is classified as a weak base, concentrated solutions containing ferrate(VI) are corrosive and attack the skin and are only stable at high pH. It is similar to the somewhat more stable permanganate.