Prussian blue

C6Fe2N6−CAS 14038-43-8267.80 g/mol

C−NC−NC−NC−NC−NC−NFe2+Fe3+

Properties

Molecular formula
C6Fe2N6−
Molar mass
267.80 g/mol
Exact mass
267.8883 Da
Density
1.8 g/mL
logP
0.57Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
142.7 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 6
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
14038-43-8
SMILES
[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[Fe+2].[Fe+3]
InChIKey
YFYLWZGFVNBLOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/6CN.2Fe/c6*1-2;;/q6*-1;+2;+3

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Names and synonyms

26 names · show all
  • Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-κC)-, iron(3+) (3:4), (OC-6-11)-
  • Ferrate(4-), hexacyano-, iron(3+) (3:4)
  • Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-C)-, iron(3+) (3:4), (OC-6-11)-
  • Iron ferrocyanide (Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3)
  • Ferric ferrocyanide
  • Ferrihexacyanoferrate
  • Iron(III) ferrocyanide
  • Prussian blue [Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3]
  • Ferric hexacyanoferrate (II)
  • Tetrairon(3+) tris[hexacyanoferrate(4-)]
  • Ferrate(1-), hexakis(cyano-C)di-
  • Tetrairon tris(hexacyanoferrate)
  • Iron(3+) ferrocyanide
  • Milori blue
  • Ferric ferrocyanide (Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3)
  • Ferrotsin
  • Ferrocin
  • Iron(3+) hexacyanoferrate(4-) (4:3)
  • Iron ferrocyanide
  • Tetrairon tris(hexacyanoferrate(4-))
  • NSC 8665
  • Antidotum-thallii-heyl
  • Prussian blue insoluble
  • Radiogardase cs
  • Ferric hexacyanoferrate
  • CI 77510 Blue

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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