44920

Iron(III) acetylacetonate

purum, ≥97.0% (RT)

• Synonym(s): 2,4-Pentanedione iron(III) derivative, Fe(acac)₃, Ferric acetylacetonate, Iron(III) 2,4-pentanedionate
• Linear Formula: Fe(C₅H₇O₂)₃
• CAS Number: 14024-18-1
• Molecular Weight: 353.17
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 4157960
• EC Number: 237-853-5
• MDL number: MFCD00000020
• UNSPSC Code: 12352103
• PubChem Substance ID: 329756564
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• grade: purum
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥97.0% (RT)
• form: powder
• reaction suitability: core: iron; reagent type: catalyst
• mp: 180-182 °C (dec.) (lit.); 180-190 °C (dec.)
• density: 5.24 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: CC(=O)\C=C(\C)O[Fe](O\C(C)=C/C(C)=O)O\C(C)=C/C(C)=O
• InChI: 1S/3C5H8O2.Fe/c3*1-4(6)3-5(2)7;/h3*3,6H,1-2H3;/q;;;+3/p-3/b3*4-3-;
• InChI key: AQBLLJNPHDIAPN-LNTINUHCSA-K

Description

General description

Iron(III) acetylacetonate, also known as tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III) or Fe(acac)₃, is a coordination compound that is highly soluble in organic solvents. It is used as a precursor in the preparation of iron-containing materials and thin films, which are important in electronics and coatings. Additionally, it is also as a catalyst in organic reactions, particularly in the synthesis of organic compounds and polymerization processes.

Application

Iron(III) acetylacetonate can be used as:     

• A precursor in the synthesis of Fe₃O₄/carbon composite fibers via forcespinning. This fiber material is suitable for use as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries.     
• A precursor in the synthesis of iron-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the applications in rechargeable alkali-ion batteries.
• A catalyst in the controlled living radical polymerization of vinyl acetate to synthesis of polymers with controlled molecular weights.   
• A precursor to synthesize iron-doped titania (Fe-TiO₂) photocatalysts for the potential applications in photocatalytic reactions.     
• A MOCVD precursor for highly crystalline (Zn,Fe)Fe₂O₄ films and magnetic property measurements of these films.

MOCVD precursor for highly crystalline (Zn,Fe)Fe₂O₄ films and magnetic property measurements of these films.

Other Notes

Catalyst used in Grignard reactions with acid chlorides to give ketones

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302 + H312 + H332,H318
• pcodes: P261 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves