Iron, powder, <10 mum, >=99.9% trace metals basis

CAS Number: 7439-89-6

Formula: Fe

Formula Weight: 55.85

Linear Formula: Fe

MDL No.: MFCD00010999

Purity: >=99.9% trace metals basis

Boiling Point: 2750 C(lit.)

Melting Point: 1535 C (lit.)

Density: 7.86 g/mL at 25 C(lit.)

EC Number: 231-096-4

UNSPSC Code: 12352300

Application: Iron powder is commonly used as the catalyst for a wide variety of organic transformations. Applications include:. Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds to aromatic amines.. Iron-mediated polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in the presence of a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent, 2-cyanoprop-2-yl 1-dithionaphthalate (CPDN).. Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives.. Conversion of ketoximes to the corresponding ketones by treatment with iron powder.. Iron-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of imidazoles with vinyl bromides and vinyl chlorides.