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Ferrates

budullewraagh
in Inorganic Chemistry

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anybody here familiar with ferrates? supposedly barium superoxide and Fe2O3 yield BaFeO4...

as well, molten KNO3 and Fe2O3 should yield K2FeO4

but hey, since when could iron chemically oxidize to +6??

but hey, since when could iron chemically oxidize to +6??

 

Apparrently forever.

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well, had you heard previously of this? supposedly it works...the thought of it is astounding, as such would be an amazing oxidizing agent.

Iron can have oxidation states 0, 2+, 3+, 4+, 5+, and 6+.

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right, but you almost never see them.

according to one of my books, iron can be found as Fe-2 in Fe(CO)4-2, as Fe-1 in Fe2(CO)8 -2 as Fe+ in [Fe(NO)(H2O)5]+2, as Fe+2 in FeO, FeS2, FeF2, etc, as Fe+3 in Fe2O3, Fe3O4, FeF3, FeO(OH), as Fe+4 in some rare complexes and FeO4-2 and as +5 in FeO4-3...doesn't mention +6

must be really rare

 

i guess i have a project for when my KOH(s) comes

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