Ferric ammonium oxalate (ammonium ferrioxalate) is the
ammonium
The ammonium cation is a positively-charged polyatomic ion with the chemical formula or . It is formed by the protonation of ammonia (). Ammonium is also a general name for positively charged or protonated substituted amines and quaternar ...
salt of the anionic trisoxalato
coordination complex
A coordination complex consists of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the ''coordination centre'', and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ''ligands'' or complexing agents. Many ...
of iron(III). It is a precursor to iron oxides, diverse
coordination polymer
A coordination polymer is an inorganic or organometallic polymer structure containing metal cation centers linked by ligands. More formally a coordination polymer is a coordination compound with repeating coordination entities extending in 1, 2, ...
s, and
Prussian Blue
Prussian blue (also known as Berlin blue, Brandenburg blue or, in painting, Parisian or Paris blue) is a dark blue pigment produced by oxidation of ferrous ferrocyanide salts. It has the chemical formula Fe Cyanide.html" ;"title="e(Cyanide">CN ...
.
The latter behavior is relevant to the manufacture of
blueprint paper.
See also
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Potassium ferrioxalate
Potassium ferrioxalate, also called potassium trisoxalatoferrate or potassium tris(oxalato)ferrate(III) is a chemical compound with the formula []. It often occurs as the trihydrate . Both are crystalline compounds, lime green in colour.A. Sarith ...
References
External links
* http://www.chemblink.com/products/13268-42-3.htm
* http://chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/perchem/FERRIC%20AMMONIUM%20OXALATE.htm
Ammonium compounds
Iron(III) compounds
Oxalato complexes
Double salts
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