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Sodium ferrocyanide is the sodium salt of the coordination compound of formula [Fe(CN) 6] 4−. In its hydrous form, Na 4 Fe(CN) 6 · H 2 O (sodium ferrocyanide decahydrate), it is sometimes known as yellow prussiate of soda. It is a yellow crystalline solid that is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. The yellow color is the color of ...
An atom (or ion) whose oxidation number increases in a redox reaction is said to be oxidized (and is called a reducing agent). It is accomplished by loss of one or more electrons. The atom whose oxidation number decreases gains (receives) one or more electrons and is said to be reduced. This relation can be remembered by the following mnemonics.
Ferrocyanide is the name of the anion [Fe 6] 4−. Salts of this coordination complex give yellow solutions. It is usually available as the salt potassium ferrocyanide, which has the formula K 4 Fe(CN) 6. [Fe(CN) 6] 4− is a diamagnetic species, featuring low-spin iron(II) center in an octahedral ligand environment.
For example, Cu compounds with Cu oxidation state +2 are called cupric and those with state +1 are cuprous. [4]: 172 The oxidation numbers of elements allow predictions of chemical formula and reactions, especially oxidation-reduction reactions. The oxidation numbers of the most stable chemical compounds follow trends in the periodic table.
For example, consider the overall reaction for aerobic cellular respiration: C 6 H 12 O 6 (s) + 6O 2 (g) → 6CO 2 (g) + 6H 2 O(l) The oxygen (O 2) is being reduced, so it is the oxidizing agent. The glucose (C 6 H 12 O 6) is being oxidized, so it is the reducing agent.
A representative example is the reaction of hydrogen with Vaska's complex, trans-IrCl(CO)[P(C 6 H 5) 3] 2. In this transformation, iridium changes its formal oxidation state from +1 to +3. The product is formally bound to three anions: one chloride and two hydride ligands. As shown below, the initial metal complex has 16 valence electrons and a ...
The iron is low spin and easily reduced to the related ferrocyanide ion [Fe(CN) 6] 4−, which is a ferrous (Fe 2+) derivative. This redox couple is reversible and entails no making or breaking of Fe–C bonds: [Fe(CN) 6] 3− + e − ⇌ [Fe(CN) 6] 4−. This redox couple is a standard in electrochemistry.
Prussian blue (also known as Berlin blue, Brandenburg blue, Parisian and Paris blue) is a dark blue pigment produced by oxidation of ferrous ferrocyanide salts. It has the chemical formula Fe 3+ 4 [Fe 2+ 6] 3.