Potassium ferricyanide
Potassium ferricyanide
IUPAC name
Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)
Other names
Red prussiate
Prussian red
Potassium ferricyanide
Identifiers
CAS number
RTECS number
LJ8225000
Properties
Molecular formula
C6N6FeK3
Molar mass
329.24 g/mol
Appearance
red solid
Density
1.89 g/cm3, solid
Melting point
(? K)
Boiling point
decomp.
Solubility in water
33 g/100 mL (“cold water”)
77.5 g/100 (“hot water”)
Structure
Crystal structure
monoclinic,
Coordination
geometry
octahedral
Hazards
Main hazards
toxic
R-phrases
32
S-phrases
none
Related compounds
Other anions
Potassium ferrocyanide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references
Potassium ferricyanide is the chemical compound with the formula [...]