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IUPAC name
iron(III) acetate
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Other names
basic iron(III) acetate , iron(III) oxyacetate, iron(III) Acetate
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Properties | |
C14H27Fe3O18 | |
Molar mass | 650.9 g/mol |
Appearance | brownish-red powder |
Insoluble | |
Solubility | soluble in ethanol[2] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ferric acetate is the acetate salt of the coordination complex [Fe3O(OAc)6(H2O)3]+ (OAc− is CH3CO2−). Commonly the salt is known as "basic iron acetate".[3] The formation of the red-brown complex was once used as a test for ferric ions.[4]