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P9387

Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) trihydrate

ReagentPlus®, ≥98.5%

Synonym(s):

Potassium ferrocyanide, Yellow prussiate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
K4Fe(CN)6 · 3H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
422.39
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
237-722-2
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98.5%
Form:
powder
Solubility:
water: soluble
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Quality Level

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥98.5%

form

powder

pH

8-10 (25 °C, 211 g/L)

mp

70 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble

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

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.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
P9387-100G04061835279098
P9387-2.5KG04061834402947
P9387-500G04061835279104