Ferrate(VI)

Ferrate(VI) is the inorganic anion with the chemical formula [FeO4]2−. It is photosensitive, contributes a pale violet colour to compounds and solutions containing it and is one of the strongest water-stable oxidizing species known. Although it is classified as a weak base, concentrated solutions containing ferrate(VI) are corrosive and attack the skin and are only stable at high pH. It is similar to the somewhat more stable permanganate.

Ferrate(VI)

Solutions of ferrate (left)
and permanganate (right)
Names
IUPAC name
Ferrate(VI)
Systematic IUPAC name
Tetraoxoironbis(olate)
Other names
[FeO4]2-
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
2055
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/Fe.4O/q;;;2*-1 Y
    Key: XGBDPAYTQGQHEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/Fe.4O/q;;;2*-1/rFeO4/c2-1(3,4)5/q-2
    Key: XGBDPAYTQGQHEW-WTZHFVRHAI
SMILES
  • [O-][Fe]([O-])(=O)=O
  • [O-][Fe](=O)(=O)[O-]
Properties
[FeO4]2-
Molar mass 119.843 g mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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