Barium ferrate

Barium ferrate
Names
IUPAC name
Barium ferrate(VI)
Other names
Barium ferrate(2-)
Identifiers
13773-23-4 
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Properties
Molecular formula
BaFeO4
Molar mass 257.17 g·mol−1
Appearance Dark red, opaque crystals
insoluble
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Barium ferrate is the chemical compound of formula BaFeO4. This compound contains iron in the +6 oxidation state.[1] It is isostructural with BaSO4, and contains the tetrahedral [FeO4]2− anion.[2]

Preparation and chemistry

Anhydrous barium ferrate can be prepared by precipitation from a solution containing potassium ferrate and barium chloride.[3] Barium ferrate is an oxidising agent and has been proposed as an oxidising reagent for use in organic syntheses.[4]

References

  1. J. G. R. Briggs (2005). Longman A-level course in chemistry (4th ed.). Pearson Education South Asia. p. 536. ISBN 981-4105-08-2.
  2. Wells, A.F. (1986). Structural inorganic chemistry (5th ed. ed.). Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-855370-6.
  3. Gump, J. R.; Wagner, W. F.; schreyer, J. M. (1 December 1954). Analytical Chemistry 26 (12): 1957–1957. doi:10.1021/ac60096a027. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Firouzabadi, H.; Mohajer, D.; Entezari-moghaddam, M. "Barium Ferrate Monohydrate BaFeO4·H2O, A Versatile Reagent for the Oxidation of Organic Compounds under Aprotic Condiiton". Synthetic Communications 16 (6): 723–731. doi:10.1080/00397918608057745.