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Iron(III) chloride (CAS 7705-08-0)

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Alternate Names:
Ferric chloride; Iron trichloride; Molysite
Application:
Iron(III) chloride is used for vapor-phase co-reductions with other metal halides
CAS Number:
7705-08-0
Purity:
≥97%
Molecular Weight:
162.20
Molecular Formula:
FeCl3
Supplemental Information:
This is classified as a Dangerous Good for transport and may be subject to additional shipping charges.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
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Iron(III) chloride is used in the synthesis of organic compounds. It is also used in the Mayer′s tannic acid/ferric chloride method for staining tissue and their observation by light microscopy. Studies of iron uptake and of apoptosis in cultured cells have utilized Iron(III) chloride as an iron source.


Iron(III) chloride (CAS 7705-08-0) References

  1. Iron(III) chloride-catalyzed convenient one-pot synthesis of homoallyl benzyl ethers starting from aldehydes.  |  Watahiki, T., et al. 2003. Org Lett. 5: 3045-8. PMID: 12916977
  2. Iron(III) chloride catalyzed oxidative coupling of aromatic nuclei.  |  Wang, K., et al. 2009. J Org Chem. 74: 935-8. PMID: 19053195
  3. Unexpected iron(III) chloride-catalysed dimerisation of 1,1,3-trisubstituted-prop-2-yn-1-ols as an expedient route to highly conjugated indenes.  |  Rao, W. and Chan, PW. 2010. Org Biomol Chem. 8: 4016-25. PMID: 20644887
  4. Iron(III) chloride as an efficient catalyst for stereoselective synthesis of glycosyl azides and a cocatalyst with Cu(0) for the subsequent click chemistry.  |  Salunke, SB., et al. 2011. Chem Commun (Camb). 47: 10440-2. PMID: 21842053
  5. Iron (III) chloride doping of CVD graphene.  |  Song, Y., et al. 2014. Nanotechnology. 25: 395701. PMID: 25190015
  6. Iron(III) chloride and diorganyl diselenides-mediated 6-endo-dig cyclization of arylpropiolates and arylpropiolamides leading to 3-organoselenyl-2H-coumarins and 3-organoselenyl-quinolinones.  |  Mantovani, AC., et al. 2014. J Org Chem. 79: 10526-36. PMID: 25271674
  7. Enhanced E/Z Isomerization of (All-E)-lycopene by Employing Iron(III) Chloride as a Catalyst.  |  Honda, M., et al. 2015. J Food Sci. 80: C1453-9. PMID: 26036167
  8. Iron(III) Chloride Catalyzed Formation of 3,4-Dihydro-2H-pyrans from α-Alkylated 1,3-Dicarbonyls. Selective Synthesis of α- and β-Lapachone.  |  Watson, RB., et al. 2016. Org Lett. 18: 1310-3. PMID: 26934747
  9. Cyclization of Thiopropargyl Benzimidazoles by Combining Iron(III) Chloride and Diorganyl Diselenides.  |  Goulart, TAC., et al. 2019. J Org Chem. 84: 14113-14126. PMID: 31588752
  10. Carboxyl and hydroxyl groups enhance ammonium adsorption capacity of iron (III) chloride and hydrochloric acid modified biochars.  |  Wang, S., et al. 2020. Bioresour Technol. 309: 123390. PMID: 32325379
  11. Synthesis of Selenochromenes via Dehydration of Arylalkynols Promoted by Iron(III) Chloride and Diorganyl Diselenides.  |  Casola, KK., et al. 2020. J Org Chem. 85: 7349-7357. PMID: 32345016
  12. Synthesis of organoselenyl isoquinolinium imides via iron(III) chloride-mediated tandem cyclization/selenation of N'-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazides and diselenides.  |  Yao, HF., et al. 2020. Org Biomol Chem. 18: 7577-7584. PMID: 32945312
  13. Diorganyl Diselenides and Iron(III) Chloride Drive the Regio- and Stereoselectivity in the Selenation of Ynamides.  |  Goulart, TAC., et al. 2021. J Org Chem. 86: 980-994. PMID: 33259208
  14. Iron(III)-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2-Alkyl Homoallyl Sulfonyl Amides: Antiproliferative Study and Reactivity Scope of Aza-Prins Cyclization.  |  Carballo, RM., et al. 2022. J Org Chem. 87: 11000-11006. PMID: 35921221
  15. Decomposition of cyanobacterial microcystins by iron(III) chloride.  |  Takenaka, S. and Tanaka, Y. 1995. Chemosphere. 30: 1-8. PMID: 7874461

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Iron(III) chloride, 10 g

sc-215192
10 g
$40.00

Iron(III) chloride, 100 g

sc-215192A
100 g
$45.00

Iron(III) chloride, 500 g

sc-215192B
500 g
$85.00