Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)
SIGALD/244023 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Potassium ferricyanide; Red prussiate
CAS Number: 13746-66-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6FeK3N6
Molecular Weight: 329.24
EC Number: 237-323-3
MDL Number: MFCD00011392
Linear Formula: K3Fe(CN)6
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.01% |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01% | |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤0.05% |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| InChI | 1S/6CN.Fe.3K/c6*1-2;;;;/q |
| InChI key | MIMJFNVDBPUTPB-UHFFFAOYSA |
| pH | 6-9 (25 °C, 329 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: iron |
| SMILES string | [K+].[K+].[K+].N#C[Fe-3]( |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| Application: | Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) [Potassium ferricyanide] has been used as an oxidant in the preparation of diethidium and di-mito-ethidium. It reacts with cobalt chloride hexahydrate to afford CoHCF (Cobalt hexacyanoferrate) nanoparticles. It may be employed as an oxidizing agent during the fabrication of glucose conductometric biosensor. |
| General description: | Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) (Potassium ferricyanide) can be prepared by the anodic oxidation of K4[Fe(CN)6]. |
| Packaging: | 12 kg in fiber drum |
| Packaging: | 5, 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS07,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H319 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P273 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313 - P391 |
| Risk Statements | 32 |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH032 |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |



