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Iron(II) chloride

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98%, powder

Synonym(s):

Ferrous chloride, Iron dichloride

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Linear Formula:
FeCl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.75
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
EC Number:
231-843-4
MDL number:
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Product Name

Iron(II) chloride, 98%

Quality Level

assay

98%

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: iron, reagent type: catalyst
reaction type: Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)

greener alternative product characteristics

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mp

677 °C (lit.)

density

3.16 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

greener alternative category

SMILES string

Cl[Fe]Cl

InChI

1S/2ClH.Fe/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

NMCUIPGRVMDVDB-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

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Application

Iron(II) chloride can be used to catalyze:
  • The preparation of Grignard compounds, such as 1-naphthylmagnesium chloride.
  • The selective oxidation of 2,4,6-trimethylphenol (2,4,6-TMP) to 3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (DMHB) in the presence of acetoxime.
  • Raney-type catalysts modified with FeCl2 show enhanced selective hydrogenation of an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde to an unsaturated alcohol.



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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

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WGK 1

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Protocols

We present an article about RAFT, or Reversible Addition/Fragmentation Chain Transfer, which is a form of living radical polymerization.

We presents an article featuring procedures that describe polymerization of methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate homopolymers and a block copolymer as performed by researchers at CSIRO.

Polymerization via ATRP procedures demonstrated by Prof. Dave Haddleton's research group at the University of Warwick.

Articles

Micro review of reversible addition/fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization.


Liquid-phase Selective Hydrogenation of an Aliphatic ?, ?-Unsaturated Aldehyde over Raney Cobalt Catalyst Modified with Ferrous Chloride.
Hotta K, et al.
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 42(5), 1447-1449 (1969)
2, 4, 6-Trimethylphenol oxidation with ferrous chloride catalyst: Effect of acetoxime addition.
Li K, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 241(1-2), 72-78 (2005)
Transition metal catalyzed preparation of Grignard compounds.
Bogdanovic B, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 39(24), 4610-4612 (2000)



Global Trade Item Number

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372870-250G04061831834314
372870-25G04061838253538