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| Other names dicyclopentadienyl iron tetrafluoroborate | |
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| CAS Number | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.156.161 
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| Properties | |
| Chemical formula | C10H10BFeF4 |
| Molar mass | 272.84 g/mol |
| Appearance | dark blue powder |
| Melting point | 178 °C (decomp.) |
| Solubility in water | Unstable in water, soluble in MeCN |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa).
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Ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate is an organometallic compound with the formula BF4. This salt is composed of the cation and the tetrafluoroborate anion (BF4). The related hexafluorophosphate is also a popular reagent with similar properties. The cation is often abbreviated Fc. The salt is deep blue in color and paramagnetic.
Ferrocenium salts are sometimes used as one-electron oxidizing agents. The product of the oxidation, ferrocene, is inert and readily separated from ionic products. The ferrocene/ferrocenium couple is often used as a reference in electrochemistry. In acetonitrile solution that is 0.1 M in NBu4PF6, the Fc couple is +0.641 V vs the normal hydrogen electrode.
Preparation
Commercially available, this compound may be prepared by oxidizing ferrocene with nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate.
References
- N. G. Connelly, W. E. Geiger (1996). "Chemical Redox Agents for Organometallic Chemistry". Chemical Reviews. 96 (2): 877–910. doi:10.1021/cr940053x. PMID 11848774.
- Roger M. Nielson, George E. McManis, Lance K. Safford, Michael J. Weaver (1989). "Solvent and electrolyte effects on the kinetics of ferrocenium-ferrocene self-exchange. A reevaluation". J. Phys. Chem. 93 (5): 2152. doi:10.1021/j100342a086.
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