Ferricyanide

Not to be confused with ferrocyanide.
Ferricyanide
Names
IUPAC name
iron(3+) hexacyanide
Systematic IUPAC name
hexacyanidoferrate(III)
Other names
ferric hexacyanide; hexacyanidoferrate(3−); hexacyanoferrate(III)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/6CN.Fe/c6*1-2;/q6*-1;+3
    Key: YAGKRVSRTSUGEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • N#C[Fe-3](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N
Properties
[Fe(CN)6]3−
Related compounds
Other cations
 Hexacyanonickelate(III)
Related compounds
 Ferrocyanide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ferricyanide is the anion [Fe(CN)6]3−. It is also called hexacyanoferrate(III) and in rare, but systematic nomenclature, hexacyanidoferrate(III). The most common salt of this anion is potassium ferricyanide, a red crystalline material that is used as an oxidant in organic chemistry.[1]

  1. ^ Gail, E.; Gos, S.; Kulzer, R.; Lorösch, J.; Rubo, A.; Sauer, M.; Kellens, R.; Reddy, J.; Steier, N.; Hasenpusch, W. (October 2011). "Cyano Compounds, Inorganic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a08_159.pub3. ISBN 978-3527306732.