Ferroin

Ferroin
The structure of the [Fe(o-phen)3]2+ complex cation in ferroin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/3C12H8N2.Fe.H2O4S/c3*1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8-14-12(10)11(9)13-7-1;;1-5(2,3)4/h3*1-8H;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q;;;+2;/p-2 checkY
    Key: CIWXFRVOSDNDJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/3C12H8N2.Fe.H2O4S/c3*1-3-9-5-6-10-4-2-8-14-12(10)11(9)13-7-1;;1-5(2,3)4/h3*1-8H;;(H2,1,2,3,4)/q;;;+2;/p-2
    Key: CIWXFRVOSDNDJZ-NUQVWONBAU
  • [Fe+2].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O.n3c2c1ncccc1ccc2ccc3.n3c2c1ncccc1ccc2ccc3.n1c3c(ccc1)ccc2cccnc23
Properties
C36H24FeN62+
Molar mass 596.27 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ferroin is the chemical compound with the formula [Fe(o-phen)3]SO4, where o-phen is an abbreviation for 1,10-phenanthroline, a bidentate ligand. The term "ferroin" is used loosely and includes salts of other anions such as chloride.[1]

  1. ^ Sattar, Simeen (2011). "A Unified Kinetics and Equilibrium Experiment: Rate Law, Activation Energy, and Equilibrium Constant for the Dissociation of Ferroin". Journal of Chemical Education. 88 (4): 457–460. Bibcode:2011JChEd..88..457S. doi:10.1021/ed100797s.