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Title: Prussian blue
Post by: rita87 on April 18, 2009, 05:29:02 AM

Hi,
I am planning to do the following experiment. but I am not sure about the safe and suitable experimental procedure. Does anyone know how to do it? do you know of any useful books/papers/websites, please??

        6CN                 Fe³⁺
Fe²⁺  :rarrow: [Fe(CN)₆]^4-  :rarrow: [Fe.Fe.(CN)6]-

Thank you,

Title: Re: Prussian blue
Post by: Borek on April 18, 2009, 05:35:15 AM

You sure you want to go cyanide path and not start with much safer ferrocyanide?

Title: Re: Prussian blue
Post by: rita87 on April 18, 2009, 05:40:51 AM

yes, I was asked to start with cyanide.