Potassium ferrooxalate, also known as potassium bisoxalatoferrate(II), is a salt with the formula K2Fe(C2O4)2(H2O)x. The anion is a transition metal oxalate complex, consisting of an atom of iron in the +2 oxidation state bound to oxalate (C2O2−4) ligands and water.[2]
Anhydrous K2Fe(C2O4)2 has been prepared by hydrothermal methods from ferrous chloride. It is a coordination polymer with trigonal prismatic Fe(C2O4)3 centers. Half of the oxalate ligands are bridging.[3]
The material K2Fe(C2O4)2(H2O)2 has been claimed[1] but not verified.Potassium ferrooxalate is believed to be formed when the related compound potassium ferrioxalate K3[Fe(C2O4)3] is decomposed by light in solution (a common method of actinometry) or heated above 296 °C.[1] The anhydrous salt is orange-yellow and dissolves in water to give a red solution. Crystals of the dihydrate K2[Fe(C2O4)2]·2H2O are golden yellow in color.[1]
A number of other iron oxalates are known
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