1.0 2010-04-08 22:11:26 UTC 2025-11-19 00:49:18 UTC FDB014739 Potassium ferrocyanide Acidity regulator Potassium ferrocyanide, also known as yellow prussiate of potash or potassium hexacyanoferrate(II), is a coordination compound of formula K4[Fe(CN)6]?3H2O, which forms lemon-yellow monoclinic crystals at room temperature, and which decomposes at its boiling point.; The reaction forms a stable compound that is neither combustible nor pyrophoric. This compound is a strong reducing agent and is thus incompatible with oxidizing agents. Addition of metal chlorates, perchlorates, nitrates, or nitrites to a solution of carefully prepared and otherwise stable potassium ferrocyanide may result in a large explosion. E536 Ferrate(4-), hexacyano-, tetrapotassium Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-C)-, tetrapotassium Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-C)-, tetrapotassium, (OC-6-11)- Potassium ferrocyanate Potassium ferrocyanide Potassium hexacyanoferrate Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) Tetrapotassium ferrocyanide Tetrapotassium hexacyanoferrate Tetrapotassium hexacyanoferrate(4-) Tetrapotassium hexacyanoferrate(II) C6FeK4N6 368.343 367.808213607 tetrapotassium ironhexacarbonitrile tetrapotassium prussian blue 13943-58-3 [K+].[K+].[K+].[K+].N#C[Fe](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N InChI=1S/6CN.Fe.4K/c6*1-2;;;;;/q;;;;;;;4*+1 GDZKPHDTRQJRIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic alkali metal salts. These are organic salts of an alkali metal. The alkali metal atom is usually in its ionic form. Organic alkali metal salts Organic compounds Organic salts Organic metal salts Organic alkali metal salts Aliphatic acyclic compounds Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic cations Organic potassium salts Organonitrogen compounds Organopnictogen compounds Organotransition metal compounds Transition metal cyanide salts Aliphatic acyclic compound Hydrocarbon derivative Organic alkali metal salt Organic cation Organic nitrogen compound Organic potassium salt Organic transition metal moeity Organic transition metal salt Organometallic compound Organonitrogen compound Organopnictogen compound Transition metal cyanide salt liquid melting_point 19-71°C logp -0.26 ChemAxon iupac tetrapotassium ironhexacarbonitrile ChemAxon average_mass 368.343 ChemAxon mono_mass 367.808213607 ChemAxon smiles [K+].[K+].[K+].[K+].N#C[Fe](C#N)(C#N)(C#N)(C#N)C#N ChemAxon formula C6FeK4N6 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/6CN.Fe.4K/c6*1-2;;;;;/q;;;;;;;4*+1 ChemAxon inchikey GDZKPHDTRQJRIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 142.74 ChemAxon refractivity 39.93 ChemAxon polarizability 16.92 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 0 ChemAxon acceptor_count 6 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 4 ChemAxon 30059