Iron(III) acetate

Iron(III) acetate
Names
	IUPAC name iron(III) acetate
	Other names basic iron(III) acetate, iron(III) oxyacetate, iron(III) Acetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; coordination complex: Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H4O2.6C2H3O2.3Fe.3H2O.O/c71-2(3)4;;;;;;;/h1H3,(H,3,4);61H3;;;;31H2;/q;6-3;3*+7;;;;-2/p-1 Key: PKFAFRBTLSPJHP-UHFFFAOYSA-M;
	SMILES O1[C-](C)O[Fe+3]6([O-2]23)([OH2])(O[C-](C)O4)O[C-](C)O[Fe+3]24([OH2])(O[C-](C)O5)O[C-](C)O[Fe+3]135([OH2])O[C-](C)O6.[O-]C(C)=O; coordination complex: O1[C-](C)O[Fe+3]6([O-2]23)([OH2])(O[C-](C)O4)O[C-](C)O[Fe+3]24([OH2])(O[C-](C)O5)O[C-](C)O[Fe+3]135([OH2])O[C-](C)O6;
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H27Fe3O18
Molar mass	650.9 g/mol
Appearance	brownish-red powder
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Solubility	soluble in ethanol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ferric acetate is the iron compound with the formula [Fe₃O(CH₃CO₂)₆(H₂O)₃]CH₃CO₂. This red brown solid is the acetate salt of the coordination complex [Fe₃O(OAc)₆(H₂O)₃]⁺ (OAc⁻ is CH₃CO₂⁻). Commonly, the salt is known as "basic iron acetate". The formation of the red-brown complex was once used as a test for ferric ions.