P9387

Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) trihydrate

ReagentPlus^®, ≥98.5%

• Synonym(s): Potassium ferrocyanide, Yellow prussiate
• Linear Formula: K₄Fe(CN)₆ · 3H₂O
• CAS Number: 14459-95-1
• Molecular Weight: 422.39
• EC Number: 237-722-2
• MDL number: MFCD00167023
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329820347
• NACRES: NA.21
• form: powder

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• Assay: ≥98.5%
• form: powder
• pH: 8-10 (25 °C, 211 g/L)
• mp: 70 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: O.O.O.[K+].[K+].[K+].[K+].N#C[Fe-4](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N
• InChI: 1S/6CN.Fe.4K.3H2O/c6*1-2;;;;;;;;/h;;;;;;;;;;;3*1H2/q;;;;;;-4;4*+1;;;
• InChI key: NRYOVBQTVIWDNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) trihydrate is a hydrated form of potassium hexacyanoferrate. It is used as a cyanating agent for the direct cyanation of (hetero)aromatic halides to synthesize (hetero)aromatic nitriles in the presence of a metal catalyst.

Legal Information

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Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable