Potassium ferricyanide
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
13746-66-2
[ Name ]:
Potassium ferricyanide
[Synonym ]:
Potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)
Potassium ferricyanide
MFCD00011392
EINECS 237-323-3
Red prussiate
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.85
[ Boiling Point ]:
25.7ºC at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
°Cd ec.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C6FeK3N6
[ Molecular Weight ]:
329.24400
[ Exact Mass ]:
328.84500
[ PSA ]:
142.74000
[ LogP ]:
0.09818
[ Storage condition ]:
Store at RT.
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with ammonia, strong acids, strong oxidizing agents. Reaction with acids yields toxic gas. May discolour on exposure to light.
[ Water Solubility ]:
464 g/L (20 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- LJ8225000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Ferrate(3-), hexacyano-, tripotassium
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 13746-66-2
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199704
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 10
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C6-Fe-N6.3K
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 329.27
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- NC-FE-CN&CN&CN&CN&CN &-KA- 3
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1600 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2970 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 510 ug/m3/24H/26W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - catalases
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 100 mmol/L
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 117,149,1983 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81080 No. of Facilities: 5391 (estimated) No. of Industries: 50 No. of Occupations: 41 No. of Employees: 27467 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81080 No. of Facilities: 3468 (estimated) No. of Industries: 55 No. of Occupations: 58 No. of Employees: 85385 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 20227 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Supplemental HS ]:
Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas.
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R32
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S50A
[ RIDADR ]:
UN3077 9/PG 3
[ WGK Germany ]:
2
[ RTECS ]:
LJ8225000
[ HS Code ]:
2837200090
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2837200090
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