Iron(Ii) Chloride

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Iron(II) chloride
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Structure of anhydrous ferrous chloride (     Fe,      Cl)
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hydrated ferrous chloride
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structure of tetrahydrate
Names
IUPAC names
Iron(II) chloride
Iron dichloride
Other names
Ferrous chloride
Rokühnite
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 7758-94-3 ☑Y
  • 16399-77-2 (dihydrate) ☒N
  • 13478-10-9 (tetrahydrate) ☒N
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI
  • CHEBI:30812 ☑Y
ChemSpider
  • 22866 ☑Y
EC Number
  • 231-843-4
PubChem CID
  • 24458
RTECS number
  • NO5400000
UNII
  • S3Y25PHP1W ☑Y
Properties
Chemical formula
 FeCl2
Molar mass 126.751 g/mol (anhydrous)
198.8102 g/mol (tetrahydrate)
Appearance Tan solid (anhydrous)
Pale green solid (di-tetrahydrate)
Density 3.16 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
2.39 g/cm3 (dihydrate)
1.93 g/cm3 (tetrahydrate)
Melting point 677 °C (1,251 °F; 950 K) (anhydrous)
120 °C (dihydrate)
105 °C (tetrahydrate)
Boiling point 1,023 °C (1,873 °F; 1,296 K) (anhydrous)
Solubility in water
 64.4 g/100 mL (10 °C),
68.5 g/100 mL (20 °C),
105.7 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility in THF Soluble
log P −0.15
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
 +14750·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure
 Monoclinic
Coordination geometry
 Octahedral at Fe
Pharmacology
1=ATC code }} B03AA05 (WHO)
Hazards
Safety data sheet Iron (II) chloride MSDS
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterHealth code 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasReactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
0
3
0
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
REL (Recommended)
 TWA 1 mg/m3[1]
Related compounds
Other anions
 Iron(II) fluoride
Iron(II) bromide
Iron(II) iodide
Other cations
 Cobalt(II) chloride
Manganese(II) chloride
Copper(II) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iron(II) chloride, also known as ferrous chloride, is the chemical compound of formula FeCl2. It is a paramagnetic solid with a high melting point. The compound is white, but typical samples are often off-white. FeCl2 crystallizes from water as the greenish tetrahydrate, which is the form that is most commonly encountered in commerce and the laboratory. There is also a dihydrate. The compound is highly soluble in water, giving pale green solutions.

Production

Structure of "FeCl2(thf)x", Fe4Cl8(thf)6, illustrating both tetrahedral and octahedral coordination geometries.[2]

Hydrated forms of ferrous chloride are generated by treatment of wastes from steel production with hydrochloric acid. Such solutions are designated "spent acid," or "pickle liquor" especially when the hydrochloric acid is not completely consumed:

Fe + 2 HCl → FeCl2 + H2

The production of ferric chloride involves the use of ferrous chloride. Ferrous chloride is also a byproduct from the production of titanium, since some titanium ores contain iron.[3]

Anhydrous FeCl2

Ferrous chloride is prepared by addition of iron powder to a solution of hydrochloric acid in methanol. This reaction gives the methanol solvate of the dichloride, which upon heating in a vacuum at about 160 °C converts to anhydrous FeCl2.[4] The net reaction is shown:

Fe + 2 HCl → FeCl2 + H2

FeBr2 and FeI2 can be prepared analogously.

An alternative synthesis of anhydrous ferrous chloride is the reduction of FeCl3 with chlorobenzene:[5]

2 FeCl3 + C6H5Cl → 2 FeCl2 + C6H4Cl2 + HCl

For the preparation of ferrocene ferrous chloride is generated in situ by comproportionation of FeCl3 with iron powder in tetrahydrofuran (THF).[6] Ferric chloride decomposes to ferrous chloride at high temperatures.

Hydrates

The dihydrate, FeCl2(H2O)2, crystallizes from concentrated hydrochloric acid.[7] The dihydrate is a coordination polymer. Each Fe center is coordinated to four doubly bridging chloride ligands. The octahedron is completed by a pair of mutually trans aquo ligands.[8]

Subunit of FeCl2(H2O)2 lattice.

Reactions

thumb|left|[[Tetra(pyridine)iron dichloride is prepared by treating ferrous chloride with pyridine.[9]]]

FeCl2 and its hydrates form complexes with many ligands. For example, solutions of the hydrates react with two molar equivalents of [(C2H5)4N]Cl to give the salt [(C2H5)4N]2[FeCl4].[10]

The anhydrous FeCl2, which is soluble in THF,[2] is a standard precursor in organometallic synthesis. FeCl2 is used to generate NHC complexes in situ for cross coupling reactions.[11]

Applications

Unlike the related ferrous sulfate and ferric chloride, ferrous chloride has few commercial applications. Aside from use in the laboratory synthesis of iron complexes, ferrous chloride serves as a coagulation and flocculation agent in wastewater treatment, especially for wastes containing chromate or sulfides.[12] It is used for odor control in wastewater treatment. It is used as a precursor to make various grades of hematite that can be used in a variety of pigments. It is the precursor to hydrated iron(III) oxides that are magnetic pigments.[3] FeCl2 finds some use as a reagent in organic synthesis.[13]

Natural occurrence

Lawrencite, (Fe,Ni)Cl2, is the natural counterpart, and a typically (though rarely occurring) meteoritic mineral.[14] The natural form of the dihydrate is rokühnite - a very rare mineral.[15] Related, but more complex (in particular, basic or hydrated) minerals are hibbingite, droninoite and kuliginite.

References

  1. ↑ NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0346". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0346.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cotton, F. A.; Luck, R. L.; Son, K.-A. (1991). "New polynuclear compounds of iron(II) chloride with oxygen donor ligands Part I. Fe4Cl8(THF)6: synthesis and a single crystal X-ray structure determination". Inorganica Chimica Acta 179: 11–15. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)85366-9. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Egon Wildermuth, Hans Stark, Gabriele Friedrich, Franz Ludwig Ebenhöch, Brigitte Kühborth, Jack Silver, Rafael Rituper "Iron Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley-VCH, Wienheim, 2005.
  4. ↑ G. Winter; Thompson, D. W.; Loehe, J. R. (1973). "Iron(II) Halides". Inorganic Syntheses. 14. 99–104. doi:10.1002/9780470132456.ch20. ISBN 978-0-470-13245-6. 
  5. ↑ P. Kovacic and N. O. Brace (1960). "Iron(II) Chloride". Inorganic Syntheses. 6. 172–173. doi:10.1002/9780470132371.ch54. ISBN 978-0-470-13237-1. 
  6. ↑ Wilkinson, G. (1956). "Ferrocene". Organic Syntheses 36: 31. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.036.0031. 
  7. ↑ K. H.. Gayer; L. Woontner (1957). "Iron(II) Chloride 2‐Hydrate". Inorganic Syntheses. 5. 179–181. doi:10.1002/9780470132364.ch48. ISBN 978-0-470-13236-4. 
  8. ↑ Morosin, B.; Graeber, E. J. (1965). "Crystal structures of manganese(II) and iron(II) chloride dihydrate". Journal of Chemical Physics 42 (3): 898–901. doi:10.1063/1.1696078. Bibcode: 1965JChPh..42..898M. 
  9. ↑ Baudisch, Oskar; Hartung, Walter H. (1939). "Tetrapyridino-Ferrous Chloride (Yellow Salt)". Inorganic Syntheses. 1. pp. 184–185. doi:10.1002/9780470132326.ch64. ISBN 978-0-470-13232-6. 
  10. ↑ N. S. Gill, F. B. Taylor (1967). "Tetrahalo Complexes of Dipositive Metals in the First Transition Series". Inorganic Syntheses. 9. 136–142. doi:10.1002/9780470132401.ch37. ISBN 978-0-470-13240-1. 
  11. ↑ Bi-Jie Li; Xi-Sha Zhang; Zhang-Jie Shi (2014). "Cross-Coupling of Alkenyl/Aryl Carboxylates with Grignard Reagents via Fe-Catalyzed C-O Bond Activation". Org. Synth. 91: 83–92. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.091.0083. 
  12. ↑ Jameel, Pervez (1989). "The Use of Ferrous Chloride to Control Dissolved Sulfides in Interceptor Sewers". Journal (Water Pollution Control Federation) 61 (2): 230–236. 
  13. ↑ Andrew D. White; David G. Hilmey (2009). Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.ri055.pub2. ISBN 978-0-471-93623-7. 
  14. ↑ "Lawrencite". https://www.mindat.org/min-2351.html. 
  15. ↑ "Rokühnite". https://www.mindat.org/min-3440.html. 

See also

  • Iron(III) chloride
  • Iron(II) sulfate



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