Iron pentacarbonyl

• Formula: C₅FeO₅
• Molecular weight: 195.895
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/5CO.Fe/c5*1-2; Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FYOFOKCECDGJBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 13463-40-6
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• Other names: Iron carbonyl (Fe(CO)5), (TB-5-11)-; Iron carbonyl (Fe(CO)5); Pentacarbonyl iron; Fe(CO)5; Iron carbonyl
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Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

C₈H₇O₂^- +  = (C₈H₇O₂^- • )

By formula: C₈H₇O₂^- + C₅FeO₅ = (C₈H₇O₂^- • C₅FeO₅)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₅FeO₅ = (Cl^- • C₅FeO₅)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₅FeO₅ = (F^- • C₅FeO₅)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: H^- + C₅FeO₅ = (H^- • C₅FeO₅)

HO^- +  = (HO^- • )

By formula: HO^- + C₅FeO₅ = (HO^- • C₅FeO₅)

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Lane, Sallans, et al., 1985
Lane, K.R.; Sallans, L.; Squires, R.R., Anion affinities of transition metal carbonyls. A thermochemical correlation for iron tetracarbonyl acyl negative ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 5369. [all data]

Sunderlin and Squires, 1993
Sunderlin, L.S.; Squires, R.R., Energetics and Mechanism of the Thermal Decarboxylation of (CO)4FeCOOH- in the Gas Phase, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 1, 337, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00054a048 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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