Iron(III) phosphate

Iron(III) phosphate, also ferric phosphate, is the inorganic compound with the formula FePO4. Four polymorphs of anhydrous FePO4 are known. Additionally two polymorphs of the dihydrate FePO4·(H2O)2 are known. These materials have attracted much interest as potential cathode materials in batteries.

Iron(III) phosphate
Names
IUPAC name
Iron(III) phosphate
Other names
Ferric orthophosphate, Ferric phosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.123
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Fe.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q+3;/p-3 Y
    Key: WBJZTOZJJYAKHQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K Y
SMILES
  • [O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[Fe+3]
Properties
FePO4
Molar mass 150.815 g/mol (anhydrous)
Appearance yellow-brown solid
Density 3.056 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
2.87 g/cm3 (20 °C, dihydrate)
Melting point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K)
(dihydrate) decomposes
anhydrous:
insoluble
dihydrate:
0.642 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility product (Ksp)
9.91×1016
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
+11,500.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Thermochemistry
180.5 J/mol·K (dihydrate)
Std molar
entropy (S298)
171.3 J/mol·K (dihydrate)
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
-1888 kJ/mol (dihydrate)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P305+P351+P338
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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